Species
Isognathotermes acristatus Josens & Deligne, 2025
Nomenclature (1)
- Isognathotermes acristatus Josens & Deligne, 2025 in Josens, Deligne, Harry, Roy, Akama, Coulibaly, Dosso, Goergen, Hasson, Kasangij a Kasangij, Kifukieto, Le Ru, Loko, Ndiaye, Roisin, Sion, Šobotnik, Stiblik, Kue Di Kuenda, Traoré, Viage, Wango, Kaymak, Bourguignon & Hellemans, 2025: 39.
Holotype; soldier; 0cfe9150-63a7-4292-b93e-3bab7a46252d; deposited at: Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium (RMCA); ANGOLA, Mussende; 10°33.17′ S, 15°39.492′ E; 25 Oct. 2021; M. Hasson leg.
Nomenclature references (1)
- Josens, G., Deligne, J., Harry, M., Roy, V., Akama, P.D., Coulibaly, T., Dosso, K., Goergen, G., Hasson, M., Kasangij a Kasangij, P., Kifukieto, C., Le Ru, B., Loko, L.E.Y., Ndiaye, A.B., Roisin, Y., Sion, N., Šobotnik, J., Stiblik, P., Kue Di Kuenda, S., … Hellemans, S. (2025) An integrative revision of the genus Isognathotermes (Termitidae: Cubitermitinae) with description of seven new species and four new subspecies. European Journal of Taxonomy, 1024, 1–197. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1024.3099
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Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The epithet acristatus, from Greek α (without) and Latin cristatus (crested) refers to the quasi absence of crests on the odd PCs of the enteric valve, even in the worker caste.