title: A new termite (Isoptera, Termitidae, Syntermitinae, Macuxitermes) from Colombia.
abstract: A new species of termite, Macuxitermes colombicus Postle & Scheffrahn is described from soldiers and workers collected from Departamento Magdalena, Colombia. The soldier of Macuxitermes colombicus differs from its lone congener in having no protuberances on the head capsule.
authors.affiliation: P.O. Box 5473 Cairns Queensland 4870 Australia.
authors.forename: Anthony C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Postle
authors.affiliation: Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences, 3205 College Avenue, Davie, Florida 33314 USA.
authors.forename: Rudolf H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Scheffrahn
keywords: Colombia; Isoptera; Macuxitermes colombicus; Syntermitinae; Termitidae; new species; taxonomy