Genus Lacessititermes · 怒白蚁属
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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 20 species.
Type species: Lacessititermes lacessitus.
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Etymology
From Latin lacessitus (provoked, attacked) + 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 nasus relatively narrowly conical, antennae 14-segmented, head often constricted, antennal segment 3 shorter than segment 4; in the same group Longipeditermes has segment 3 equal to or longer than segment 4, two soldier morphs and one distinct tooth at the mandible apex, while Hospitalitermes is monomorphic and has no tooth at the mandible apex. Alate clypeus shorter than half its width, only very slightly paler than the frons or concolorous with it, the frons behind the clypeus with a triangular depression, body and wings dark, antennal segment 3 slightly longer than segment 2, fontanelle indistinct and slit-like — distinguished from Hospitalitermes (segment 3 twice as long as segment 2, fontanelle distinct, oval, whitish).
Alate
Clypeus shorter than half its width, only (very) slightly paler than the frons or concolorous with it; frons with a triangular depression behind the clypeus; body dark, wings dark; antennal segment 3 slightly longer than segment 2; fontanelle indistinct, slit-like.
Soldier
Nasus relatively narrowly conical; antennae 14-segmented; head often constricted; antennal segment 3 shorter than segment 4; body mostly dark, legs long.
Sources: Holmgren N. 1912. Termitenstudien 3. Systematik der Termiten. Die Familie Metatermitidae. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 48(4): 1–166., p. 60（Imagines 检索表 C/a）；p. 61（Soldaten 检索表 B/bb/aa/b）；p. 65（亚属名录第 18 亚属） This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (20)
- Lacessititermes albipes Haviland, 1898 白足怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes atrior Holmgren, 1912 暗黑怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes batavus Kemner, 1934 荷兰怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes breviarticulatus Holmgren, 1913 短节怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes cuphus Bathellier, 1927 驼身怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes filicornis Haviland, 1898 丝角怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes holmgreni Light & Wilson, 1936 霍姆格伦怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes jacobsoni Kemner, 1930 雅各布森怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes kolapisensis Thapa, 1982 戈拉皮斯怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes laborator Haviland, 1898 耕地怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes lacessitiformis Holmgren, 1913 似紧张怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes lacessitus Haviland, 1898 紧张怒白蚁 ★ Type species
- Lacessititermes longinasus Syaukani, 2008 长鼻怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes palawanensis Light, 1930 巴拉望怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes piliferus Holmgren, 1913 具毛怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes ransoneti Holmgren, 1913 兰森埃特怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes saraiensis Oshima, 1916 萨赖怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes sordidus Haviland, 1898 肮脏怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes thailandicus Sen-Sarma, 1966 泰国怒白蚁
- Lacessititermes yamanei Syaukani, 2010 山根怒白蚁
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