Species
Nasutitermes aurantius Scheffrahn, 2025
Nomenclature (1)
- Nasutitermes aurantius Scheffrahn, 2025 in Scheffrahn, Wang, Bourguignon, Rocha, Cancello, Roisin & Hellemans, 2025: 166.
Holotype; soldier; 41f06f18-5c66-4c55-a34c-79267b03778b; deposited at: University of Florida Termite Collection (UFTC), Davie Florida (UFTC); Panama, Coclé, Omar Torrijos Herrera National Park (El Cope); 8.66969°, -80.59302°; 791 m a.s.l.; 4 June 2010; R. Scheffrahn leg.
Nomenclature references (1)
- Scheffrahn, R.H., Wang, M.-L., Bourguignon, T., Rocha, M.M., Cancello, E.M., Roisin, Y. & Hellemans, S. (2025) Nasutitermes aurantius (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae), a new nasutiform termite species from Panama and a key to soldiers of Central American Nasutitermes Dudley, 1890. ZooKeys, 1256, 163–177. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1256.158192
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
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| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The specific name “aurantius” is from Latin “aurantium” meaning “orange”, referring to the soldier’s head capsule coloration.