Scientific Notes 379 - Florida Online Journals

Scientific Notes 379 - Florida Online Journals

Scientific Notes
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A CHECKLIST OF THE TERMITES FROM VENEZUELA
(ISOPTERA: KALOTERMITIDAE,
RHINOTERMITIDAE, TERMITIDAE)
SOLANGE ISSA
Departamento de Biología de Organismos, Universidad Simón Bolívar
Apdo. 89000, Caracas 1080-A, Venezuela
Termites are a diverse and important group of insects in the New World, and the
Neotropical Region has the second highest species diversity worldwide (Constantino
1998). Constantino (1998) reports about 543 species from Mexico and Florida (USA)
to Argentina. However, little has been recorded about the Venezuelan termite species
since the list of Snyder (1959). The list below is an update of Snyder’s 1959 work, including some species added after Snyder (1959) by Araujo (1977) and Constantino
(1998). Some species, such as Comatermes perfectus were recorded for the country but
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without any location. Recent collections throughout the country and revisions have
produced new records for Venezuelan termites and expanded geographic distribution
for the known species reported. All new records and expanded geographic distributions are derived from the collection at Simon Bolivar University Museum, and herein
referenced as “Issa.” The list is presented by family, subfamily, species and the geographical distribution (locality and State) followed by the authority references responsible for each entry. This list is preliminary to a more comprehensive work on the
termites of Venezuela, their geographical distribution, and biology.
KALOTERMITIDAE
Calcaritermes temnocephalus (Silvestri): Las Trincheras, Carabobo (Silvestri 1901).
Calcaritermes? n.sp.: Las Melenas, Península de Paria, Sucre (Scheffrahn & Krecek,
pers. comm.).
Comatermes perfectus (Hagen): No locality given (Araujo 1977).
Cryptotermes brevis (Walker): Caracas, Distrito Federal; Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta (Snyder 1959).
Glyptotermes pellucidus (Emerson): No locality given (Snyder 1959).
Incisitermes (Kalotermes) incisus (Silvestri): Caracas, Distrito Federal (Snyder 1959);
St. Jean, Guarico (Silvestri 1901); La Blanquilla Island (Scheffrahn & Krecek,
pers. comm.).
Neotermes araguaensis Snyder: Rancho Grande, Maracay and Choroni, Aragua; El Pilar, Mt. Auyantepui, Bolívar (Snyder 1959).
N. castaneus (Burmeister): No locality given (Araujo 1977).
Neotermes sp.: La Blanquilla island (Issa).
Proneotermes (Glyptotermes) latifrons (Silvestri): Las Trincheras, Carabobo (Silvestri
1901).
RHINOTERMITIDAE
Coptotermitinae
Coptotermes testaceus (L.): Suromoni, Amazonas (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers. comm.);
El Limón, Aragua; Puerto Cabello, Carabobo (Snyder 1959); Uverito and El
Merey, Monagas (Issa).
Coptotermes sp.: Canaima, Bolívar (Issa).
Heterotermitinae
Heterotermes convexinotatus (Snyder): El Limón, Aragua; Caracas, Distrito Federal;
Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta (Snyder 1959).
H. crinitus (Emerson): El Limón, Aragua; Central Tacarigua, Miranda (Snyder 1959).
Heterotermes sp.: Chaguaramas, Monagas (Issa).
Rhinotermitinae
Dolichorhinotermes longilabius (Emerson): Raudal El Danto, Cuao River, Suromoni,
Amazonas (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers. comm.).
Rhinotermes hispidus Emerson. Suromoni, Amazonas (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers.
comm.).
TERMITIDAE
Apicotermitinae
Anoplotermes franciscoi Snyder: El Limón, Aragua; El Pilar, Bolívar (Snyder 1959).
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A. meridianus Emerson: El Limón and Rancho Grande, Aragua (Snyder 1959).
A. subterraneus Emerson: El Limón, Aragua; Uruyen, Gran Sabana, Bolívar (Snyder
1959).
A. tenebrosus (Kollar): El Limón, Aragua (Snyder 1959).
Termitinae
Amitermes foreli Wasmann: Coro, Falcón (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers. comm.), Maracaibo, Zulia (Snyder 1959).
Cavitermes tuberosus (Emerson): Suromoni, Amazonas (Issa).
Microcerotermes arboreus Emerson: Cuyagua, Aragua (Issa); El Valle, Distrito Federal (Snyder 1959).
Microcerotermes near arboreus Emerson. Calabozo, Guarico (Scheffrahn & Krecek,
pers. comm.).
M. exiguus (Hagen): El Limón, Aragua; El Valle, Distrito Federal (Snyder 1959);
Sartenejas, Miranda (Issa).
Microcerotemes near exiguus (Hagen): Calabozo, Guarico (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers.
comm.).
Neocapritermes brasilienzis (Emerson): El Porvenir, Suromoni, Amazonas (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers. comm.).
Neocapritermes angusticeps (Emerson): Las Melenas, Península de Paria, Sucre
(Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers. comm.).
Spinitermes trispinosus (Bates): Hato El Frio, Apure (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers.
comm.).
Termes hispaniolae (Banks): Calabozo, Guarico (Issa).
Termes near fatalis (Harris): Calabozo, Guarico; Uverito, Monagas (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers. comm.).
Termes sp.: Canaima, Bolivar (Issa).
Nasutitermitinae
Araujotermes sp.: Santa Rosa Castle, Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta (Scheffrahn &
Krecek, pers. comm.).
Armitermes holmgreni Snyder: Suromoni, Amazonas (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers.
comm.).
Constrictotermes cavifrons (Holmgren): No locality given (Snyder 1959); Suromoni,
Amazonas (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers. comm.).
Cornitermes pugnax Emerson: Suromoni, Amazonas (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers.
comm.).
Embiratermes (Armitermes) neotenicus (Holmgren): Guayaraca, Aunyantepui, Bolívar (Snyder 1959).
Embiratermes benjamini (Snyder): Rio Negro, Amazonas (Issa).
Labiotermes labralis (Holmgren): Suromoni, Amazonas (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers.
comm.); Moitaco, Gran Sabana, Bolívar (Emerson & Banks 1965).
Nasutitermes near acajutlae (Holmgren): Caracas, Distrito Federal; Calabozo, Guarico (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers. comm.).
Nasutitermes (Velocitermes) bolivari (Snyder): Suromoni, Amazonas (Issa); Mt. Auyantepuy, Guayaraca, Bolívar (Snyder 1959).
N. corniger (Motschulsky): Tucacas, Falcón (Issa); Higuerote and Tacarigua, Miranda
(Issa); Aroa, Yaracuy (Issa); Maracaibo, Zulia (Snyder 1959).
N. costalis (Holmgren): Raudal El Danto (Cauo River), Amazonas (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers. comm.).
N. ephratae (Holmgren): Auyantepui, Bolivar (Snyder 1959); Las Trincheras, Carabobo (Snyder 1959); Tucacas, Falcón (Issa); Higuerote y Tacarigua, Miranda
(Issa); Aroa, Yaracuy (Issa).
N. guayanae (Holmgren): Uruyen, Bolívar (Snyder 1959); Valencia, Carabobo (Snyder
1959); Calabozo, Guarico (Issa).
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N. meinerti (Wasmann): Moitaco, Hoya del Rio Negro, Bolívar (Snyder 1959); Las
Trincheras, Carabobo (Silvestri 1901); Kunana, Perijá, Zulia (Snyder 1959).
N. nigriceps (Haldeman): Cauo River, (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers. comm.); Calabozo,
Guarico (Issa); Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers.
comm.); Acarigua, Portuguesa (Snyder 1959).
N. surinamensis (Holmgren): No locality given (Snyder 1959).
Nasutitermes spp.: Villa de Cura, Aragua; Hato El Frio, Apure; Coro, Falcón; Rio
Chico, Miranda; La Bananera, Yaracuy (Issa).
Obtusitermes n.sp.: Canaima, Bolívar (Issa); Uverito, Monagas (Scheffran & Krecek,
pers. comm.).
Syntermes aculeosus Emerson: Maraca, Movaca, Puerto Ayacucho and San Carlos de
Rio Negro, Amazonas (Constantino 1995).
S. grandis (Rambur): Akuriman and Santa Elena de Guairen, Bolívar (Snyder 1959,
Constantino 1995).
S. molestus (Burmeister): Akuriman, Canaima, Ciudad Bolívar; Santa Blanca de
Uaren, Uruyen, Bolívar (Snyder 1959, Issa).
S. parallelus Silvestri: El Rincón, Sucre (Constantino 1995).
S. spinosus (Latreille). Sarare, Lara (Constantino 1995).
Velocitermes near beibei (Emerson): Uverito, Monagas; Calabozo, Guarico (Scheffrahn
& Krecek, pers. comm.).
Velocitermes sp.: Suromoni, Amazonas (Scheffrahn & Krecek, pers. comm.).
The author wishes to thank Dr. Rudolph Scheffrahn and Jan Krecek for the material revision, identification of several species and additional unpublished records for
Venezuela from the University of Florida Collection; and Dr. David Furth for review
of the early manuscript and the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
Institution (Washington, D.C.) for providing facilities to examine the termite collection.
SUMMARY
Species and geographical locations are provided for termites recorded from Venezuela. Fifty eight species from 3 families are included from the continental area and
islands of Venezuela. There are 30 new records for Venezuela.
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