Genus Inquilinitermes · 客白蚁属
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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 4 species.
Type species: Inquilinitermes fur.
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Etymology
From Latin inquilinus (inquiline) + 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 frontal projection of the soldier is rounded and blunt, the tibial spur formula is 2:2:2, and the genus is found only in nests of Constrictotermes; in Termes the frontal projection is conical and the tibial spur formula is 3:3:2.
Sources: Constantino, R. 1999. Chave ilustrada para identificação dos gêneros de cupins (Insecta: Isoptera) que ocorrem no Brasil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 40(25): 387–448., p. 418（兵蚁检索表）; Constantino, R. 1999. Chave ilustrada para identificação dos gêneros de cupins (Insecta: Isoptera) que ocorrem no Brasil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 40(25): 387–448., p. 418（兵蚁检索表）; Constantino, R. 1999. Chave ilustrada para identificação dos gêneros de cupins (Insecta: Isoptera) que ocorrem no Brasil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 40(25): 387–448., p. 406（Inquilinitermes 属志） This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (4)
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