Abstract

GARCIA, Mauricio; CAMACHO, Jesús  and  DORADO, Idelma. Two new species of Termitaradus Myers, 1924 (Hemiptera: Termitaphididae) of Venezuela, and observations on the family. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2016, vol.32, n.3, pp.348-358. ISSN 2448-8445.

Two species of Termitaradus are here described and illustrated: T. poleoae sp. nov., from a root of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (Malvaceae) infested with Amitermes foreli (Termitidae), on the premises of a nursery of ornamental plants, located in Maracaibo city, Zulia State, and T. shepardi sp. nov., from an hypogean nest of Heterotermes tenuis (Rhinotermitidae) as its host, in a rural area in the state of Monagas. Taxonomic characters of interest of both species are presented and a key to the species of the genus is included.

Keywords : Hibiscus sabdariffa; termitophile; Venezuela; urban area; taxonomy.