Bandeiratermes silvestrii, new combination

Armitermes silvestrii Emerson in Snyder, 1949: 337 (no description, only reference to Silvestri, 1901 and 1903).

Type Material. Lectotype soldier, deposited at AMNH, from Brazil, Mato Grosso state, Cuiabá, Coxipó district, 06.ix.1900, F. Silvestri coll. (not examined).

Imago. Described by Silvestri (1903) p. 79.

Soldier. Described by Silvestri (1903) as Armitermes albidus (misidentification); Emerson & Banks (1957) provided a good redescription, while additional pictures are provided herein (Fig. 13). Figured by Scheffrahn (2021).

Worker. External morphology as described for the genus.

Digestive tube (Figs 14, 15a–15e). As described for the genus, the gut conformation is the same as Ban. tellustris, differing only in size (slightly larger) and by the mesenteric tongue width (slightly narrower).

Material examined. BRAZIL. Distrito Federal: Brasília, Fazenda Água Limpa, 04.vi.1993, Carlos (UNB- 00155) . Goiás: Cristalina, 19.vii.2015, T. Carrijo (25459); Goiânia, 3 kilometer marker on right hand side of the highway to Guapó, Km 4, 27.v.1986, Iris O. Cabral (8858) . Mato Grosso: APM Manso, 17.v.1999, R.Constantino (UNB-1664); APM Manso— Morro do Chapéu, 14.i.1999, R.Constantino (UNB-0812, UNB-0810); Barra do Garça, 22.vii.2015, R. G.Santos (25440); Juruena, Plantio de Teca, 06.vii.2002, R.Constantino (UNB-3436); Rio Coxipó, 18.ii.1976, R. L.Araujo (7228), 14.ii.1976 (6705); Rondonópolis, 23.vii.2015, T. Carrijo (24804) . Mato Grosso do Sul: Coxim, 24.vii.2015, T.Carrijo (25396), C. Cuezzo (25140), R. G.Santos (24759); Sonora, 23.vii.2015, C.Cuezzo (25137) . Minas Gerais: Belo Horizonte, 13.ii.1976, R.L. Araujo (5098); between Uberlândia and Araxá, 09.xi.1972, R.L. Araujo (5713); P.N. Grande Sertão Veredas, 10.xii.2012, T. Carrijo (26443) .