Species
Ekueitermes alerosinus Duran-Bautista & Celis-Daza, 2026
Nomenclature (1)
- Ekueitermes alerosinus Duran-Bautista & Celis-Daza, 2026 in Duran-Bautista, Celis-Daza, Poveda Quezada, Ortiz-Morea, Scheffrahn & Castro, 2026: 282.
Holotype; worker/pseudoworker; a2a13483-2857-463a-9a08-dc2d0a0cc1f3; deposited at: Colección del Laboratorio de Entomología, Universidad de la Amazonia, Florencia, Colombia (LEUA); Colombia. Caquetá. Florencia. La Viciosa. Centro de Investigaciones Amazónicas Cimaz. Macagual, 1.4969, −75.6661.
Nomenclature references (1)
- Duran-Bautista, E.H., Celis-Daza, F., Poveda Quezada, N.S., Ortiz-Morea, F.A., Scheffrahn, R.H. & Castro, D. (2026) Ekueitermes alerosinus, a new genus and species of soldierless termite from Colombia (Isoptera, Termitidae, Apicotermitinae). ZooKeys, 1292, 275–292. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1292.195853
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
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| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The specific epithet alerosinus is after Alejandro Duran, Leofrey Duran, and Rosario Bautista (son and parents of the first author), whose names are combined in the root Alero, in recognition of their unconditional support and affection throughout his training as a researcher.