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Chasitermes pax Scheffrahn & Carrijo, 2023

Nomenclature (1)

  • Chasitermes pax Scheffrahn & Carrijo, 2023: 133.

    Holotype; worker/pseudoworker; a75615ea-6830-4a5f-9e31-ce6bdb3f73aa; deposited at: University of Florida Termite Collection (UFTC), Davie Florida (UFTC);

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Scheffrahn, R.H. & Carrijo, T.F. (2023) Chasitermes pax, a new genus and species of soldierless termite (Termitidae, Apicotermitinae) from the island of Trinidad. ZooKeys, 1139, 127–136. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1139.94972

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Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

The species is named for the Pax Guest House where we stayed during our expeditions to Trinidad. It is on the tranquil and inspirational property of the Mount Saint Benedict Abby which encompasses the type locality of C. pax. “Pax” is latin for “peace”