Genus Labidotermes · 钳白蚁属
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About the genus
This genus belongs to the family Termitidae 白蚁科, in the subfamily Apicotermitinae 尖白蚁亚科; the site records 1 species.
Type species: Labidotermes celisi.
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Etymology
From Greek labis (forceps) + Latin termes.
The etymologies in this section are analytical breakdowns; the roots follow Brown (1956).
Morphology
The morphological description for this genus has yet to be written from the primary literature. Listed below are the original description reference and the type species, for consultation; these are literature leads, not a description.
Original description: Labidotermes Deligne and Pasteels, 1969: 147–148.
Type species: Labidotermes celisi Deligne and Pasteels, 1969 by original designation.
The references above follow Krishna K., Grimaldi D. A., Krishna V., Engel M. S. (2013) Treatise on the Isoptera of the World, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 377; the Treatise records literature leads only and contains no morphological description, so it is not used here to write one.
Species (1)
- Labidotermes celisi Deligne & Pasteels, 1969 塞利斯钳白蚁 ★ Type species
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