Genus Gnathamitermes · 颚钩白蚁属
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About the genus
This genus belongs to the family Termitidae 白蚁科, in the subfamily Amitermitinae 弓白蚁亚科; the site records 4 species.
Type species: Gnathamitermes perplexus.
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Etymology
Contains Greek gnathos (jaw) + Latin termes; further derivation uncertain.
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.
Soldier
Mandibles straight, curved only at the apex, as long as or longer than the head; head width less than 1.4 mm, mandibles relatively narrow, usually longer than head width; mandible bases arising near the anterolateral corners of the head, inner margin smooth.
Sources: De Luna, M., Scheffrahn, R. H., García-Barrios, R. & Cuéllar-Rodríguez, C. 2023. Termites (Blattodea: Isoptera) of Canada, continental USA, and Mexico: an identification key to families and genera, checklist of species, and new records for Mexico. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie) 39: 1–30. doi:10.21829/azm.2023.3912484, couplets 24 & 25, pp. 10–11 This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (4)
Parent level: Checklist index · Amitermitinae 弓白蚁亚科 · Data & downloads