Genus Coendutermes · 箭猪白蚁属
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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 1 species.
Type species: Coendutermes tucum.
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Etymology
From Tupi Coendou (prehensile-tailed porcupine) + 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
Soldier head dorsum and sides with many scattered hollow glandular setae, stout, brown, truncate at the tip; apart from the nasus tip the head bears no ordinary setae; nasus conical, slightly curved upwards, pointed at the tip; antennae very long, extending far beyond the nasus tip.
Soldier
Monotypic; head capsule dorsum and sides with many scattered hollow glandular setae, stout, erect, brown, truncate at the tip; apart from the nasus tip, the head bears no ordinary setae; nasus conical, slightly curved upwards, pointed at the tip; postclypeus weakly inclined, visible in dorsal view; each mandible with a separate process at the tip, but without a developed apical point; antennae very long, extending far beyond the nasus tip.
Worker
Apparently monotypic; abdominal sclerites pale or colourless, transparent, the gut contents visible through them; no glandular setae; head with a few long setae and many medium-length setae; postclypeus moderately inflated, width/length 2.90–3.25.
Sources: Fontes, L. R. 1985. A new genus and species of Nasutitermitinae from South America (Isoptera, Termitidae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 29(1): 135-138., pp. 135-137 This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (1)
- Coendutermes tucum Fontes, 1985 纤维箭猪白蚁 ★ Type species
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