Genus Cornicapritermes · 角扭白蚁属
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About the genus
This genus belongs to the family Termitidae 白蚁科, in the subfamily Termitinae 白蚁亚科; the site records 1 species.
Type species: Cornicapritermes mucronatus.
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Etymology
From Latin cornu (horn) + caper (goat) + 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
Compared with Paracapritermes, Mirocapritermes and Quasitermes, the soldier mandibles are more strongly asymmetrical and the second marginal tooth of the worker is less distinct; Emerson (1950) regarded Paracapritermes as the most generalised of the four, Mirocapritermes next, Quasitermes next, and Cornicapritermes as the most specialised.
Soldier
Head thick and long, its sides slightly curved; the conical frontal projection points forward, extending far beyond the mandible bases, its apex slightly upturned, with a small tubercle below and before the apex that appears to be the fontanelle opening.
Worker
The apical tooth is distinctly larger than the first marginal tooth; the second marginal tooth of the right mandible is reduced or lost; there is a small notch between the third marginal tooth and the fused first and second marginal teeth of the left mandible.
Sources: Emerson, A. E. 1950. Five new genera of termites from South America and Madagascar (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae, Termitidae). American Museum Novitates 1444: 1–15., p. 13（Cornicapritermes 兵蚁）; Emerson, A. E. 1950. Five new genera of termites from South America and Madagascar (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae, Termitidae). American Museum Novitates 1444: 1–15., p. 14（Cornicapritermes 兵蚁）; Emerson, A. E. 1950. Five new genera of termites from South America and Madagascar (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae, Termitidae). American Museum Novitates 1444: 1–15., p. 14（Cornicapritermes 工蚁） This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (1)
- Cornicapritermes mucronatus Emerson, 1950 尖锐角扭白蚁 ★ Type species
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