Two new genera and species of the termite symbiont lineage Termitohospitini (Coleoptera,Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from Bolivia and peninsular Malaysia |
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Authors: | Taisuke Kanao K. Taro Eldredge Munetoshi Maruyama |
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Affiliation: | 1.Entomological Laboratory, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan ; 2.Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Division of Entomology Biodiversity Institute, 1501 Crestline Dr., Suite 140, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-2811, U. S. A. ; 3.The Kyushu University Museum, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan |
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Abstract: | Coptotermocola clavicornisgen. & sp. n. and Neotermitosocius bolivianusgen. & sp. n. of the termite inquilinous tribe Termitohospitini are described from peninsular Malaysia and Bolivia, respectively. The Termitohospitini are most readily diagnosable by the distally migrated anterior tentorial pits that are no longer associated with the antennal fossae, and by the enlarged vertex which obscures the antennal fossae dorsally. Additionally, the Termitohospitini are hypothesized to share a recent common ancestor with the Masuriini and Myllaenini due to shared derived morphologies of the lacinia distal teeth with lateral cuticular processes, presence of a unique maxillary palpomere III sensilla, and anterolateral angles of mentum produced. Habitus photographs and illustrations of diagnostic features are provided for the two new genera in order to facilitate future work. |
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Keywords: | Coptotermes Hetairotermitina Termitohospitina limuloid Masuriini Myllaenini physogastry termitophily |
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