Description of a new species of subterranean termite in the genus Reticulitermes (Blattodea: Heterotermitidae) from southern California.

IF 3 3区农林科学 Q1 ENTOMOLOGY

Annals of The Entomological Society of America Pub Date : 2025-07-03 eCollection Date: 2025-07-01 DOI:10.1093/aesa/saaf019

Joanne Tzu-Chia Chen, Lori Nelson, Paul F Rugman-Jones, Shu-Ping Tseng, Andrew M Sutherland, Dong-Hwan Choe, Michael I Haverty, Chow-Yang Lee

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Abstract

Using morphological assessments and phylogenetic inference, we described a new subterranean termite species in the genus Reticulitermes in southern California: Reticulitermes rusti sp. nov. Genetic analyses utilizing 3 mitochondrial loci (16S rRNA, COI, and COII) and 7 microsatellites successfully distinguished the new species from 2 other Reticulitermes found in southern California: R. hesperus Banks and R. tibialis Banks. Empirical measurements of key morphological characters further support the delineation of R. rusti as a new species. While R. rusti is genetically closer to R. tibialis, its soldier caste is morphologically similar to that of R. hesperus. We recommend confirming species identification by sequencing the COI or COII region. The integration of biological, genetic, and morphological data robustly supports the recognition of R. rusti as a distinct new species in southern California.

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标题美国南加州地下白蚁属一新种记述（白蚁科：异白蚁科）。

通过形态学鉴定和系统发育推断，我们描述了美国南加州地下白蚁属的一个新种：Reticulitermes rusti sp. nov.。利用3个线粒体位点（16S rRNA、COI和COII）和7个微卫星，我们成功地将这个新种与在美国南加州发现的另外2个地下白蚁属（R. hesperus Banks和R. tibialis Banks）区分了出来。关键形态特征的经验测量进一步支持了锈木作为新种的描述。虽然rusti在基因上更接近胫骨，但其士兵种姓在形态上与hesperus相似。我们建议通过测序COI或COII区域来确认物种鉴定。生物学、遗传学和形态学资料的综合分析有力地支持了该物种作为南加州一个独特的新种的认识。

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Annals of The Entomological Society of America 生物-昆虫学

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