Aparatermes thornatus (Isoptera: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae), a new species of soldierless termite from northern Amazonia Author Pinzón Florian, O. P. Universidad Distrital “ Francisco José de Caldas, ” Cra. 5 E 3 15 - 82 Bogotá, Distrito Especial, Colombia; E-mail: opatriciap @ udistrital. edu. co (O. P. P. F.) opatriciap@udistrital.edu.co Author Scheffrahn, Rudolf H. University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Research & Education Center, 3205 College Avenue, Davie, Florida 33314, USA; E-mail: rhsc @ ufl. edu (R. H. S.) rhsc@ufl.edu Author Carrijo, Tiago F. Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Arcturus Street, 3 - Jardim Antares, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, São Paulo 09606 - 070, Brazil; E-mail: tiagocarrijo @ gmail. com (T. F. C.) tiagocarrijo@gmail.com text Florida Entomologist 2019 2019-04-11 102 1 141 146 journal article 298212 10.1653/024.102.0123 5687f3ac-b688-4b2c-888d-af927b3a8d22 1938-5102 11527878
Table 1. Measurements (mm) of 19 workers from 7 colonies of Aparatermes thornatus (Roonwal, 1961, equivalence in parenthesis).
RangeMean
Length of head to lat. base mandibles (EE’)0.93 – 0.630.80
Maximum head width (RR’)1.11 – 0.820.92
Length of postclypeus (HH’)0.26 – 0.120.19
Width of postclypeus (JJ’)0.53 – 0.260.38
Length of protibia (CC’)0.84 – 0.530.68
Width of protibia (DD’)0.14 – 0.090.11
Protibia width ratio / length (Tibia Index)0.19 – 0.110.16