title: Reticulitermes nelsonae, a New Species of Subterranean Termite (Rhinotermitidae) from the Southeastern United States.
abstract: Reticulitermes nelsonae, a new species of Rhinotermitidae (Isoptera) is described based on specimens from Sapelo Island, GA, Thomasville, GA, Havelock, NC, and Branford, FL. Adult (alate) and soldier forms are described. Diagnostic characters are provided and incorporated into a supplemental couplet of a dichotomous key to the known species of Reticulitermes found in Georgia, USA.
authors.affiliation: Household and Structural Entomology Laboratory, Department of Entomology, 413 Biosciences Building, 120 Cedar St., University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. suyee03@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Su Yee
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Household and Structural Entomology Laboratory, Department of Entomology, 413 Biosciences Building, 120 Cedar St., University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. bfor@uga.edu.
authors.forename: Brian T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Forschler
keywords: Isoptera; Termitoidea; dichotomous key; morphometrics; new species; phylogenetics; taxonomy