Species
Obtusitermes monomorphus Scheffrahn, 2025
Nomenclature (1)
- Obtusitermes monomorphus Scheffrahn, 2025 in Scheffrahn, Roisin, Wang, Bourguignon & Hellemans, 2025: 572.
Holotype; soldier; 99aa93bc-2578-4bcc-b2b7-2bc40abd1539; deposited at: University of Florida Termite Collection (UFTC), Davie Florida (UFTC); PANAMA: Coclé, El Cope Natl. Park; 8.6790, -80.5972; 841 m asl; 30-May-2005; J Chase coll.
Nomenclature references (1)
- Scheffrahn, R.H., Roisin, Y., Wang, M.-L., Bourguignon, T. & Hellemans, S. (2025) Obtusitermes monomorphus, a new termite species (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) from Panama. Zootaxa, 5583(3), 567–578. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5583.3.9
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Named for the monomorphic soldier caste which is exclusive to Obtusitermes.