Species
Tiunatermes tapirape Oliveira, 2026
Nomenclature (1)
- Tiunatermes tapirape Oliveira, 2026 in Oliveira, Matos, Souza & Cuezzo, 2026: 422.
Holotype; soldier; 3f5118f9-0ab7-4016-a20a-828e56435f48; deposited at: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil (MZUSP); BRASIL. Goiás. São Jorge, Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, 05.iv.2014, D.E. Oliveira coll., Lat. -14.19236, Long. -47.83486, elevation 889 m.
Nomenclature references (1)
- Oliveira, D.E., Matos, M.K.L.de, Souza, J.P. & Cuezzo, C. (2026) Tiunatermes tapirape (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae): description of a new species and the imago for the genus. Zootaxa, 5821(3), 421–429. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5821.3.6
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 specific epithet of this species is derived from Tupi (an indigenous South American language), tapirape /tapirapé/, meaning path of the tapirs [tapira: tapirs; apé: path]. In Tupi, the name also refers to the Milky Way and to Tapirapé river, which gives its name to the Tapirapé Biological Reserve, one of the places where the species was found. The name was chosen as part of a citizen science project, as described in Material and Methods.