Genus Amplucrutermes · 大腿白蚁属
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About the genus
This genus belongs to the family Termitidae 白蚁科, in the subfamily Apicotermitinae 尖白蚁亚科; the site records 1 species.
Type species: Amplucrutermes inflatus.
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Etymology
Etymology uncertain; -termes from 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
Among the Neotropical soldierless termites (Anoplotermes group) it can be distinguished from all other known genera by the strongly inflated fore tibia and by the structure of the enteric valve: the fore tibia resembles that of Tetimatermes but has a shallower depression and no glandular structure proximally; the enteric valve consists of about 100 scales and about 15 weakly sclerotised apical spines and is likewise diagnostic.
Worker
Medium-sized. Head pale yellow, circular to slightly oval, with about 60 setae in all; fontanelle indistinct; fore tibia strongly inflated, about 3 times as long as wide. The enteric valve is inserted within an extension of the paunch and consists of 6 elongate cushions, each with about 100 scales and about 15 weakly sclerotised spines on the posterior margin.
Sources: Bourguignon T., Scheffrahn R. H., Nagy Z. T., Sonet G., Host B., Roisin Y. 2016. Towards a revision of the Neotropical soldierless termites (Isoptera: Termitidae): redescription of the genus Grigiotermes Mathews and description of five new genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 176(1): 15–35. doi:10.1111/zoj.12305, p. 20（Description Worker / Diagnosis） This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (1)
- Amplucrutermes inflatus Bourguignon & Roisin, 2016 椭圆大腿白蚁 ★ Type species
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