Genus Cortaritermes · 利颚白蚁属
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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 5 species.
Type species: Cortaritermes silvestrii.
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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
Soldier head shape as in figs 83–84, yellowish brown; nasus and vertex densely covered with very short hairs; the first proctodeal segment (P1) forms a distinct intestinal loop in right lateral view (em vista lateral direita); mostly living in damp grassland.
Soldier
Head shape as in figs 83–84, yellowish brown; nasus and vertex with abundant very short hairs.
Sources: 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. 414 This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (5)
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