Genus Agnathotermes · 无颚白蚁属
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About the genus
This genus belongs to the family Termitidae 白蚁科, in the subfamily Nasutitermitinae 象白蚁亚科; the site records 2 species.
Type species: Agnathotermes glaber.
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Etymology
From Greek a- (without) + gnathos (jaw) + Latin termes.
The etymologies in this section are analytical breakdowns; the roots follow Brown (1956).
Morphology
The descriptions below are an adaptation of the original genus-level accounts; terms follow the meaning of the source, and the original is not transcribed verbatim.
Diagnostic characters
The soldier mandibles lack apical points, the nasus is short and conical; antennae 11–12 segments; the vertex bears only 2–3 long setae in addition to numerous microsetae, the number of long setae being fewer than in Coatitermes. In the worker the cutting edge between the 1+2 marginal tooth and the third marginal tooth of the left mandible is not undulate.
Soldier
Mandibles without apical points; nasus short, conical; antennae 11–12 segments; vertex with only 2–3 long setae in addition to numerous microsetae.
Worker
The cutting edge from the 1+2 marginal tooth to the third marginal tooth of the left mandible is not undulate.
Sources: Snyder, T. E. 1926. Termites collected on the Mulford Biological Exploration to the Amazon Basin, 1921-1922. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 68., pp. 41-42; Fontes, L. R. 1987. Morphology of the alate and worker mandibles of the soil-feeding nasute termites (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) from Neotropical region. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 3(8): 503-531., p. 506; Constantino, R. 1999. Chave ilustrada para identificacao dos generos de cupins (Insecta: Isoptera) que ocorrem no Brasil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia 40(25): 387-448., p. 415 This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (2)
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