Genus Megaprotermes · 大前白蚁属
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About the genus
This genus belongs to the family Termitidae 白蚁科, in the subfamily Macrotermitinae 大白蚁亚科; the site records 1 species.
Type species: Megaprotermes giffardii.
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Etymology
From Greek megas (large) + pro- (before) + 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: Megaprotermes Ruelle, 1978b: 17.
Type species: Allodontermes giffardii Silvestri, 1914 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)
- Megaprotermes giffardii Silvestri, 1914 吉法德大前白蚁 ★ Type species
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