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Stylotermes halumicus

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Species of termite

Stylotermes halumicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Stylotermitidae
Genus: Stylotermes
Species: S. halumicus
Binomial name
Stylotermes halumicus
Liang, Wu, and Li, 2017

Stylotermes halumicus is a species of termite in the Isoptera family Stylotermitidae.

Discovery

S. halumicus was the first species within the family Stylotermitidae to be discovered in Taiwan. Its discoverers first identified the species from the trunk of a living tree in Luanshan Village, Yanping Township, Taitung County. S. halumicus was named after the Bunun language word for pangolin, halum.

Reproduction

A colony numbering less than fifty individuals held in a laboratory began reproducing within six months of captivity.

References

  1. Liang, Wei-Ren; Wu, Chia-Chien; Li, Hou-Feng (2017). "Discovery of a Cryptic Termite Genus, Stylotermes (Isoptera: Stylotermitidae), in Taiwan, With the Description of a New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 110 (4): 360–373. doi:10.1093/aesa/sax034.
  2. Tsai, Shu-yuan (2 March 2019). "Local researchers find, name termite species". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. Chao, Li-yen; Hsu, Elizabeth (1 March 2019). "New termite species discovered, named in Taiwan". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. Strong, Matthew (1 March 2019). "Taiwanese experts use indigenous term to name new termite species". Taiwan News. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  5. Wu, Li-Wei; Bourguignon, Thomas; Šobotník, Jan; Wen, Ping; Liang, Wei-Ren; Li, Hou-Feng (2018). "Phylogenetic position of the enigmatic termite family Stylotermitidae (Insecta : Blattodea)". Invertebrate Systematics. 32 (5): 1111–1117. doi:10.1071/IS17093. S2CID 92141043.
Taxon identifiers
Stylotermes halumicus
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