Species
Scheffrahnitermes ubuntu Mellado, Messina & Carrijo, 2026
Nomenclature (1)
- Scheffrahnitermes ubuntu Mellado, Messina & Carrijo, 2026 in Mellado, Messina, Carvalho, Oliveira, Almeida‐Azevedo, de Azevedo, Cunha, Lucena, Constantini, Pinzón‐Florián & Carrijo, 2026: 6.
Holotype; worker/pseudoworker; 2f77d550-3ae0-4294-88c5-741e761174e9; deposited at: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil (MZUSP); BRAZIL. Rondônia. Porto Velho, UHE Jirau, | 09°38'32.0"S, 65°26'46.5"W, 05.APR.2011, V. Mercado & R. Probst coll.
Nomenclature references (1)
- Mellado, C.C., Messina, G.G., Carvalho, A., Oliveira, D.E., Almeida‐Azevedo, R., de Azevedo, R.A., Cunha, H.F., Lucena, E.F., Constantini, J.P., Pinzón‐Florián, O.P. & Carrijo, T.F. (2026) Scheffrahnitermes ubuntu (Isoptera: Apicotermitinae), Description of a New Termite Using a Collaborative Approach to Address the Wallacean Shortfall. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 53(e70025), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/njz2.70025
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:
ubuntu is an African word with Zulu and Xhosa origins, and can be translated to “I am because we are”. It aligns with the discussion regarding the importance of collaboration addressed in the paper.