A new species of Reticulitermes Holmgren, 1913 (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from the southeastern United States

Authors

Su Yee Lim, University of GeorgiaFollow
Brian T. Forschler, University of GeorgiaFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

10-26-2012

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0252: 1-4

Comments

Published in 2012 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P. O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://www.centerforsystematicentomology.org/

Copyright (c) 2012 Su Yee Lim and Brian T. Forschler. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial License.

Abstract

Reticulitermes nelsonae, a new species of subterranean termite (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) is described from Sapelo Island, Georgia, United States of America, with specimens also found in North Carolina and Florida. The adult and soldier castes are described and illustrated to distinguish R. nelsonae from the four described Reticulitermes spp. known to occur in the southeastern United States.