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Cancello, Oliveira and Rocha
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EH, 8, 10)
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.
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Major soldier, stored separately, part of
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12667, Espírito Santo state, Linhares, Reserva Biológica de Sooretama,
<date id="EF4E6AC1FFD5FFB5C2D9F832FDFF0889" box="[434,554,1928,1953]" pageId="9" pageNumber="267" value="2001-04-03">03.iv.2001</date>
, Luís Cláudio M. Oliveira and E.M. Cancello coll.
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locality.
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Reserva Biológica de Sooretama, Linhares, state of Espírito Santo,
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.
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.
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<emphasis id="A9849013FFD6FFB6C226FF22FE3A0F87" box="[333,495,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="268">Espírito Santo</emphasis>
: Linhares,
<date id="EF4E6AC1FFD6FFB6C104FF22FD070F98" box="[623,722,152,176]" pageId="10" pageNumber="268" value="1991-05-08">8.v.1991</date>
, B. Aglai
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. Silva (22878),
<date id="EF4E6AC1FFD6FFB6C77AFF2DFB5F0F98" box="[1041,1162,151,176]" pageId="10" pageNumber="268" value="1991-08-08">8.viii.1991</date>
(22876, 22877, 22881); Linhares, Reserva Biológica de Sooretama,
<date id="EF4E6AC1FFD6FFB6C1F2FF01FCC70FFC" box="[665,786,187,212]" pageId="10" pageNumber="268" value="2001-04-03">03.iv.2001</date>
, Luís Cláudio M. Oliveira and E.M. Cancello (12667),
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, Luís Cláudio M. Oliveira and E.M. Cancello (12668).
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<emphasis id="A9849013FFD6FFB6C3ACFEB8FE9B0E33" bold="true" box="[199,334,258,283]" pageId="10" pageNumber="268">Etymology.</emphasis>
From Latin “
<emphasis id="A9849013FFD6FFB6C29BFEB8FD9C0E32" box="[496,585,258,282]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="268">globus”</emphasis>
, globe, and “
<emphasis id="A9849013FFD6FFB6C182FEB9FCCF0E32" box="[745,794,259,282]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="268">ceps</emphasis>
”, derived from “
<emphasis id="A9849013FFD6FFB6C08FFEB9FBF70E32" box="[996,1058,259,282]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="268">caput</emphasis>
”, head, due to the very rounded head of the major soldier, viewed from above.
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<emphasis id="A9849013FFD6FFB6C3ACFEF3FEC90E4A" bold="true" box="[199,284,329,354]" pageId="10" pageNumber="268">Imago:</emphasis>
Unknown.
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<emphasis id="A9849013FFD6FFB6C3FCF839FEF608B1" bold="true" box="[151,291,1923,1945]" pageId="10" pageNumber="268">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
Soldiers of
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,
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, head in dorsal view and in profile. A, B: major soldier; C, D: intermediate soldier; E, F: minor soldier. White arrow: vestigial ommatids.
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(
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AB): Head capsule of major soldier broad, rounded, without constriction, in profile, contour uniform, not higher in posterior part; nasus slightly conical, narrower than in
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<emphasis id="A9849013FFD7FFB7C726FF06FB720FFB" box="[1101,1191,187,211]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="269">M. fritzi</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="A9849013FFD7FFB7C7DFFF01FB260FFC" bold="true" box="[1204,1267,187,212]" pageId="11" pageNumber="269">sp. n.</emphasis>
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Antennae with 13 articles, 4th smallest, 5th to 12th about same length, 13th smaller. Few vestigial ommatids visible behind antennal socket (
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B, arrow), vestigial ocellus paler, between antennal socket and base of nasus. Pilosity as in
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<emphasis id="A9849013FFD7FFB7C650FEBCFA400E35" box="[1339,1429,261,285]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="269">M. fritzi</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="A9849013FFD7FFB7C3FCFE92FF0C0E69" bold="true" box="[151,217,296,321]" pageId="11" pageNumber="269">sp. n.</emphasis>
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Head pale yellow to dark yellow (orange-yellow) in darker soldiers, always with darker nasus, antennae lighter, tergites yellow to pale yellow.
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<paragraph id="9B4F4C01FFD7FFB7C3ACFED5FBFC0D31" blockId="11.[151,1437,151,895]" pageId="11" pageNumber="269">
<emphasis id="A9849013FFD7FFB7C3ACFED5FE690EA0" bold="true" box="[199,444,367,392]" pageId="11" pageNumber="269">Intermediate soldier</emphasis>
(
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CD): Head capsule less rounded than in major soldier, narrower, almost oval, contour of dorsal margin of head-nasus straight or sometimes with small elevation before nasus, in profile. Antennae with 13 articles, 2nd=4th&lt;3rd=5th&lt;6th, 6th to 12th articles subequal in length, last article smaller. Vestigial ommatids visible or not, vestigial ocellus hardly visible. Pilosity similar to major soldier. Head pale yellow to yellow, always with darker nasus, antennae lighter, tergites yellow to pale yellow.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="A9849013FFD7FFB7C3ACFD99FEB90D14" bold="true" box="[199,364,547,572]" pageId="11" pageNumber="269">Minor soldier</emphasis>
(
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EF): Head oval or elongate, but not as elongate as in
<emphasis id="A9849013FFD7FFB7C75AFD9EFB410D14" box="[1073,1172,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="269">
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,
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<emphasis id="A9849013FFD7FFB7C7F0FD99FB0F0D14" bold="true" box="[1179,1242,547,572]" pageId="11" pageNumber="269">sp. n.</emphasis>
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, less constricted, dorsal margin with slight sign of constriction. Nasus cylindrical, sometimes slightly wider on tip, contour of dorsal margin of head-nasus straight, or nasus slightly upturned. Antennae with 12 articles, 2nd smallest. Vestigial ommatids: only a few present or not visible in some individuals. Vestigial ocelli visible. Pilosity: less densely haired than major soldier, with fewer short hairs on head; nasus with short hairs along its length, but not forming thick mat of short hairs as in intermediate and major soldiers. Head pale yellow, nasus darker, tergites pale yellow to whitish.
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<emphasis id="A9849013FFD7FFB7C3ACFCA4FEF60C1F" bold="true" box="[199,291,798,823]" pageId="11" pageNumber="269">Worker</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="03CB5084FFD7FFB7C25EFCA4FEAD0C1F" box="[309,376,798,823]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1951,1973]" captionTargetBox="[187,1406,193,1919]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[187,1406,193,1921]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Workers of Muelleritermes, new genus, head in dorsal view and in profile. A, B: major worker of M. fritzi, sp. n.; C, D: minor worker of M. fritzi, sp. n.; E, F: major worker of M. globiceps, sp. n.; G, H: minor worker of M. globiceps, sp. n." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/238113/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="269">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
EH):
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described for the genus, the most specific characteristic is the size, indicated in the comparison and in
<tableCitation id="D67279BAFFD7FFB7C206FCF8FE170C73" box="[365,450,834,859]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="8.[151,239,1690,1713]" captionTargetBox="[159,1389,1805,1910]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="TABLE 2. Measurements (in mm) of the imagoes of Muelleritermes fritzi, sp. n. LH: length of head from posterior margin to lateral base of mandibles; MWH: maximum width of head; DE: diameter of compound eyes; DO: diameter of ocellus; WP: width of pronotum; LP: length of pronotum; LT: length of hind tibia; N: number of measured specimens." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/CF8F1C89FFD4FFB4C3FCF920FA5609D9" pageId="11" pageNumber="269" tableUuid="CF8F1C89FFD4FFB4C3FCF920FA5609D9">Table 2</tableCitation>
.
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<emphasis id="A9849013FFD7FFB7C3ACFCDCFEB80C57" bold="true" box="[199,365,870,895]" pageId="11" pageNumber="269">Comparisons.</emphasis>
See “comparisons” in
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<emphasis id="A9849013FFD7FFB7C106FCD2FD120C57" box="[621,711,871,895]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="269">M. fritzi</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="A9849013FFD7FFB7C1BEFCDCFCC00C57" bold="true" box="[725,789,870,895]" pageId="11" pageNumber="269">sp. n.</emphasis>
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