Genus Chasitermes · 蔡斯白蚁属
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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 2 species.
Type species: Chasitermes pax.
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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
The following combination of three characters distinguishes the genus from all other Apicotermitinae genera: the EVA cushions are unsclerotised and rectangular, the EVS has a tubular extension, and the mesenteric tongue projects as a sphere. Only the worker is known at present; the alate is unknown.
Worker
Monotypic. Head capsule and antennae pale yellow. The EVA cuticle is unsclerotised and forms 6 rectangular cushions, each with about 100 scales; the EVS has a tubular extension.
Sources: Scheffrahn R. H., Carrijo T. F. 2023. Chasitermes pax, a new genus and species of soldierless termite (Termitidae, Apicotermitinae) from the island of Trinidad. ZooKeys 1139: 127–136. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1139.94972, p. 129（Taxonomy / Chasitermes gen. nov.） This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (2)
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