Pericapritermes cf. schultzei (Holmgren)

Bourguignon, Thomas, Leponce, Maurice & Roisin, Yves, 2008, Revision of the Termitinae with snapping soldiers (Isoptera: Termitidae) from New Guinea, Zootaxa 1769, pp. 1-34 : 18

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Pericapritermes cf. schultzei (Holmgren)
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Pericapritermes cf. schultzei (Holmgren)

( Figs 29–32 View FIGURES 29 – 32 , 67 View FIGURE 67 )

Capritermes Schultzei Holmgren, 1911: 462 .

Pericapritermes schultzei (Holmgren) . Krishna, 1968: 294.

Type material. We did not have the possibility to examine the type specimens of this species. They were presumably deposited in the Museum für Naturkunde, Humboldt Universität, Berlin, but could not be found there. Holmgren (1911) cites "Sepik (1570m über dem Meere, Nov. 1910, Schultze)" as collection data. In his report of the German –Dutch border expedition of 1910, Schultze actually mentions finding a new Capritermes on the top of the Peripatus mountain ( Schultze Jena 1914: 74). As date and altitude correspond, the Peripatus summit (4°48'S, 141°10'E) should be considered as type locality for P. s c h u l t z e i ( Fig. 67 View FIGURE 67 ).

Many samples from New Guinean hills or mountains are compatible with Holmgren's (1911) description, although variation in size and shape is substantial between, or sometimes within, colonies. Therefore, it is so far not possible to determine the limits of this species accurately. Provisionally, these series will be collectively labelled P. cf. schultzei .

Material examined. PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Authors' collection. Morobe. # PNGT 196: Kaiapit, 20.ii.1983, JMP and YR. # PNGT 1082: Bulolo, 22.v.1987, YR. # PNGT 1231: Bulolo, Mt Susu Nature Reserve (alt. 1000m), 17.v.1988, YR. ANIC. Southern Highlands. #10–8583: Mendi, vii.1956, DAJ. #10–8621: Tari, xii.1955, DAJ. #10–8622: Mendi, xii.1955, DAJ. – Eastern Highlands. #10–11018: Asirangka (alt. 1650m), 1.ii.1963, JHB & Kenampi Rapoke; #10–11019: Namura, 3.i.1963, JHB, A.E. & E. Emerson. – Morobe. #10– 14822: Bulolo, 4.xii.1973, FRW & P. Shanahan. AMNH. Madang. Wanuma (alt. 660m), 2.viii.1969, R. Zweifel.

Diagnosis. Samples included in this group can be distinguished from congeners by their medium size and slightly hairy soldier head capsule ( Figs 29–30 View FIGURES 29 – 32 ), and by the worker enteric valve bearing very many small, spotlike spines ( Fig. 32 View FIGURES 29 – 32 ).

Imago. Unknown

Soldier ( Figs. 29–30 View FIGURES 29 – 32 ). Head capsule elongated, widest at the middle, rounded at corner, covered by 20 to 30 medium size setae. Frons flat, without hump. Fontanelle small, dotlike. Labrum short, with 4 setae at the apex. Postmentum narrow and elongated, with widest part 2.5 times wider than the narrowest part. Tip of right mandible pointed. Antennae 14-segmented. Thorax and abdomen fairly hairy. Measurements as in Table 12 View TABLE 12 .

Worker ( Figs 31, 32 View FIGURES 29 – 32 ). Enteric valve well developed but not heavily armed, covered by many small spotlike spines. Measurements as in Table 18 View TABLE 18 .

Distribution ( Fig. 67 View FIGURE 67 ). Samples included in this group were found mostly in hill forest in northern New Guinea and in the Highlands.

NEW

University of Newcastle

ANIC

Australian National Insect Collection

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Isoptera

Family

Termitidae

Genus

Pericapritermes

Loc

Pericapritermes cf. schultzei (Holmgren)

Bourguignon, Thomas, Leponce, Maurice & Roisin, Yves 2008
2008
Loc

Pericapritermes schultzei

Krishna 1968: 294
1968
Loc

Capritermes Schultzei Holmgren, 1911 : 462

Holmgren 1911: 462
1911
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