Species
Spiralitermes jurupari Almeida‐Azevedo & de Azevedo, 2026
Nomenclature (1)
- Spiralitermes jurupari Almeida‐Azevedo & de Azevedo, 2026 in Almeida‐Azevedo, Rocha, de Morais & de Azevedo, 2026: 4.
Holotype; worker/pseudoworker; d7b13190-a715-42b5-83db-41ed91c668a0; deposited at: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas de Amazonia, Manaus, Brazil (INPA); Brasil, Roraima, Amajari, Maracá,L6 3500 (80–85), 3°21′35.4″ N, 61°28′24.8″ W, Coleta Manual, 01–17.ix.2012, C.S. Dambro
Nomenclature references (1)
- Almeida‐Azevedo, R., Rocha, M., de Morais, J.W. & de Azevedo, R.A. (2026) Spiralitermes jurupari, a New Genus and Species of Soldierless Termites (Blattodea: Termitidae) From the Amazon Rainforest. Austral Entomology, 65(e70084), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70084
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:
Jurupari is a name referringto an Amazonian folkloric entity, recognized by several ethnic groups of the Tupi linguistic trunk, known for protecting the forests and punishing enemies.