Species
Termes chocoensis Fontaine & Roisin, 2026
Nomenclature (1)
- Termes chocoensis Fontaine & Roisin, 2026 in Fontaine, Hellemans, Kaymak, Scheffrahn, Sillam-Dussès, Armbrecht, Bourguignon & Roisin, 2026: 524.
Holotype; soldier; f76ebcef-86b6-4c85-a277-963a2fd03eba; deposited at: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS); COLOMBIA: Chocó: Arusi: Choiba ecolodge, 5.56932°N -77.50415°E, 2017.VII.31, coll. Y. Roisin, D. Sillam-Dussès & R. Fougeyrollas
Nomenclature references (1)
- Fontaine, N., Hellemans, S., Kaymak, E., Scheffrahn, R.H., Sillam-Dussès, D., Armbrecht, I., Bourguignon, T. & Roisin, Y. (2026) Description of two new species of Termes (Isoptera: Termitidae) from Colombia and Venezuela using morphological and mitochondrial data. Zootaxa, 5821(4), 517–531. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5821.4.5
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:
The biogeographical region of Chocó, Colombia, in which the samples were found.