【摘要】 <正>宽胸大白蚁Macrotermes latinotus,sp.nov. 大兵蚁（图1.A—F;表1） 体大型,头深褐色,胸节色更深,上颚黑色,头、胸毛稀少,腹部背板后缘具毛20条左右。 头巨大,背观微呈矩形,两侧微弧出,前端收窄,后缘弧形,后角方圆形,侧观背面拱形,额前斜下,腹面圆弧突出。上颚粗壮,左上颚中点后具数个小扇状突起,基部具一深凹;右上颚全部光滑无齿。上唇舌形,长大于宽,尖端具白色半透明两个大小套叠三角块,两侧各具毛5条。后唇基隆起。触角17节,节Ⅲ最长,节Ⅱ最短,节Ⅲ大于更多还原

【Abstract】 Macrotermes latinotus, sp. nov.(Figs. 1-2; table Ⅰ) The soldier of this new species is closely related to M. carbonarius (Hagen) by its body size, tinge of corpus, wider mesonotum of major soldier, etc. They can be distinguished from each other as follows:Widest of head Length of pronotum Width of pronotum Width of mesonotum Width of metanotumColour of head Head length withMinor mandiblessoldier Head length without mandiblesWidest of head Widest of postmentumNarrowest of post mentumWidth of pronotum Width of mesonotum Width of metanotum4.25 1.24 2.57 2.86 2.64reddish brown 5.70-6.20(10)*4.00-4.40(10)3.17-3.49(10) 0.878-0.976(10)0.61-0.70(10) (in the middle)2.08-2.24(10) 1.66-2.00(10) 1.90-2.10(10)(4.53)-4.701.33(3.02-3.09)-3.152.59-2.662.58almost black (5.02)5.10- (5.20)(3.22)-3.27(2.67)2.74- (2.75)(0.67)(0.57)2.01-(2.08)1.56(1.71-1.76)* Number of specimens is given within bracketsType. Major soldier( l ), minor soldier(10), No.6673, Nanning outskirts, Guangxi, March 16, 1980; collected by Luo pei-lie, deposited in Guangdong Institute of Entomology.Paratype: Major soldier and minor soldier No. Bei 0011, locatity: the same as type, deposited in Beihai Control Office of Termite, Guangxi.更多还原