Species
Triclavitermes catoleensis Ferreira, Carvalho & Vasconcellos, 2025
Nomenclature (1)
- Triclavitermes catoleensis Ferreira, Carvalho & Vasconcellos, 2025 in Ferreira, Carvalho, Lucena, Figueiredo & Vasconcellos, 2025: 388.
Holotype; worker/pseudoworker; 7fb8969d-da30-48ab-bd20-7e789eafecc1; deposited at: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Paraíba, Brazil (UFPB); Municipality of Catolé do Rocha, Monte Tabor (6º20'22"S, 37º44'19"W), Paraíba, Brazil, 08.VI.2022, A. Vasconcellos col.
Nomenclature references (1)
- Ferreira, R.R., Carvalho, A., Lucena, E.F.de, Figueiredo, R.E.C.R.de & Vasconcellos, A. (2025) Triclavitermes catoleensis (Termitidae: Apicotermitinae), a new soldierless termite genus and species from the Caatinga dry forest, northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 5706(3), 383–396. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5706.3.4
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
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| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
In honor of the city of Catolé do Rocha, the type locality, a peaceful and welcoming town in the sertão of Paraíba, located in northeastern Brazil.