taxonID	type	description	language	source
4D8E52D7339E539F82866FD6B9652BE3.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype. Worker from colony labeled as UF no. PU 602; the holotype is kept in a separate small vial in the same vial as the paratypes.	en	Castro, Daniel, Constantini, Joice P., Scheffrahn, Rudolf H., Carrijo, Tiago F., Cancello, Eliana M. (2020): Rustitermes boteroi, a new genus and species of soldierless termites (Blattodea, Isoptera, Apicotermitinae) from South America. ZooKeys 922: 35-49, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.922.47347, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.922.47347
4D8E52D7339E539F82866FD6B9652BE3.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Unarmed enteric valve with six slightly asymmetrical cushions, each one forms a central pouch made of about sixty scales, smaller than those between the cushions. Imago. As described for the genus. Worker (Figs 2 - 4; Table 2). Monomorphic, head capsule with long and short bristles, with more abundance of long bristles. Head capsule color varying between whitish and yellowish. Antennae with 14 articles densely covered with short hairs and some long bristles. Pronotum with long bristles, concentrated along the margins of the anterior and posterior lobes, with some sparse short bristles in the center of the pronotum. Inner face of fore tibia with two rows of 6 - 7 thick bristles. Inner face of fore femur with thick bristles. Mesotibia and metatibia with 25 - 35 long, thick bristles. Enteric valve without armature, with six pyriform cushions of slightly different dimensions, each cushion consisting of 50 - 75 (depending on size of cushion) larger fringed polygons. The cuticle between the cushions is composed of even larger fringed cuboidal scales assembled close to P 3.	en	Castro, Daniel, Constantini, Joice P., Scheffrahn, Rudolf H., Carrijo, Tiago F., Cancello, Eliana M. (2020): Rustitermes boteroi, a new genus and species of soldierless termites (Blattodea, Isoptera, Apicotermitinae) from South America. ZooKeys 922: 35-49, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.922.47347, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.922.47347
4D8E52D7339E539F82866FD6B9652BE3.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named in honor of the great Colombian artist Fernando Botero.	en	Castro, Daniel, Constantini, Joice P., Scheffrahn, Rudolf H., Carrijo, Tiago F., Cancello, Eliana M. (2020): Rustitermes boteroi, a new genus and species of soldierless termites (Blattodea, Isoptera, Apicotermitinae) from South America. ZooKeys 922: 35-49, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.922.47347, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.922.47347
A54E1CA49EE35A01BA178AC2C2747EDE.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Enteric valve with six slightly asymmetrical cushions. Each cushion forming a central pouch made of scales smaller than those between the cushions. Each cushion composed of about 60 - 80 scales, wider at the base and narrower at the apex. Posterior portion of pads truncated, with 35 to 50 rectangular scales arranged from the middle to the apex of the cushion and increasing in density in this same direction. Imago (Fig. 1; Table 1). Fontanelle inconspicuous in both sexes, the region of the fontanelle depressed; medium spot slightly conspicuous. Left mandible with apical tooth a little bit larger than M 1 + 2; M 3 triangular with lateral margins forming an obtuse angle; non-conspicuous premolar process; molar process not hidden by molar prominence (Fig. 2 C). Head capsule with short, sparse bristles; coloration of head capsule dark brown; frontal marks slightly lighter than rest of head capsule, with poorly defined margins. Pronotum subhexagonal, with anterior margin straight, without central incision; lateral margins very straight and well-marked; pronotum with few sparse bristles and short hairs. Tergites and sternites with short hairs covering the plates. Fore coxa with a set of 4 - 5 prominent long bristles; inner face of fore tibia with two rows of 6 - 7 thick bristles. Worker (Figs 2 - 4). Monomorphic. Small and rounded fontanelle; postclypeus rather slightly inflated; head capsule covered with medium and long bristles. Left mandible with prominent apical tooth compared to M 1 + 2, triangular M 3 with lateral margins forming a right / acute angle, molar process not concealed by molar prominence. Pronotum with long bristles, concentrated along margin of anterior and posterior lobes. Tergites and sternites with dense cover of long bristles, facing the posterior region or upwards. Fore coxa with a set of 4 - 5 thick bristles; inner face of fore femur with long bristles. Fore tibia moderately inflated, inner face of fore tibia with two rows of 6 - 7 thick bristles. Mixed segment (MS) separated from ileum (P 1) by a simple transverse junction; P 1 of uniform width along entire length, forming an inverted C in ventral view. Enteric valve without armature, with six pyriform cushions of slightly different dimensions, the two largest and two smallest cushions adjacent to each other. The center of each cushion is formed into a lumen-facing pouch consisting of about 60 fringed scales. The remainder of the cushions consists of 50 - 75 (depending on size of cushion) larger fringed polygons. The cuticle between the cushions is composed of even larger fringed cuboidal scales. All cushions are wider at base (near P 1) and narrower at apex (near P 3). Tubular and short EV seating. Worker measurements highly variable among and within different colonies (Table 2).	en	Castro, Daniel, Constantini, Joice P., Scheffrahn, Rudolf H., Carrijo, Tiago F., Cancello, Eliana M. (2020): Rustitermes boteroi, a new genus and species of soldierless termites (Blattodea, Isoptera, Apicotermitinae) from South America. ZooKeys 922: 35-49, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.922.47347, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.922.47347
A54E1CA49EE35A01BA178AC2C2747EDE.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named in honor of Michael K. Rust, retired professor of urban entomology at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), and mentor of RHS. Mike encouraged RHS to publish his first taxonomic paper (Scheffrahn and Rust 1983).	en	Castro, Daniel, Constantini, Joice P., Scheffrahn, Rudolf H., Carrijo, Tiago F., Cancello, Eliana M. (2020): Rustitermes boteroi, a new genus and species of soldierless termites (Blattodea, Isoptera, Apicotermitinae) from South America. ZooKeys 922: 35-49, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.922.47347, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.922.47347
