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Lukotermes Perkovsky & Nel 2021, gen. nov.
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Description
Genus Lukotermes gen. nov.
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Type species. Lukotermes milescaput sp. nov.
Diagnosis. Imago characters only. Head distinctly longer than wide, with lateral sides parallel; a distinct bump above base of antenna; compound eyes and ocelli small; postclypeus short, without nose-like projection; pronotum not very transverse, with an anterior side straight and posterior margin strongly emarginated; forewing scale larger and longer than hind wing one, but only slightly overlapping its base; tibial spur formula 2:2:2; four tarsomeres; cerci two-segmented.
Etymology. Named after Lake Luko situated near the amber outcrop, and termes, common generic stem meaning termite. Neutral.
Notes
Published as part of Perkovsky, Evgeny E. & Nel, André, 2021, A new Rovno amber termite genus (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) from Styr river basin, pp. 1-13 in Palaeontologia Electronica (a 05) (a 05) 24 (1) on pages 2-3, DOI: 10.26879/1127, http://zenodo.org/record/11063266
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Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://zoobank.org/7C66D4D6-EED4-45EE-8D63-0236D99C889E
- URL
- http://treatment.plazi.org/id/240987C839371A26C1BCF8A9FD8BFDD4
- LSID
- urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:7C66D4D6-EED4-45EE-8D63-0236D99C889E
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Perkovsky & Nel
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Blattodea
- Family
- Rhinotermitidae
- Genus
- Lukotermes
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic status
- gen. nov.
- Taxonomic concept label
- Lukotermes Perkovsky & Nel, 2021