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Blattodea Species File
Species

Acorhinotermes murui Castro, 2023

Nomenclature (1)

  • Acorhinotermes murui Castro, 2023: 294-299.

    Holotype; soldier; 5251fc0a-e1d3-44dd-840b-20fa591d010b; deposited at: Museo Entomológico de la Facultad de Agronomía of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá D.C, Colombia (UNAB);

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Castro, D. (2023) Acorhinotermes murui sp. nov. (Blattodea: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae:Rhinotermitinae), a new termite species from the Amazon basin. Zootaxa, 5353(3), 294–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.3.7

Other references (0)

Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

This species is named in honor of the "murui" indigenous ethnic group that has ancestrally inhabited the Putumayo River region, where the new species was collected.