Genus Mirocapritermes · 瘤白蚁属
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About the genus
This genus belongs to the family Termitidae 白蚁科, in the subfamily Mirocapritermitinae 瘤白蚁亚科; the site records 8 species.
Type species: Mirocapritermes connectens.
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Etymology
From Latin mirus (wonderful) + caper (goat) + 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
Couplet 5: head with a frontal projection, middle of left mandible moderately curved; those without a frontal projection go to other branches such as Pseudocapritermes (apex beak-like). Antennae 14-segmented, mandibles stout (couplet 4).
Soldier
Head with a frontal projection; middle of left mandible moderately curved (apex acute, or beak-like, hook-like); antennae 14-segmented; mandibles stout, middle moderately to strongly curved.
Sources: Amina P. P.; Poovoli A.; Rajmohana K.; Dinesh K. P.; Asha G. 2022. Integrative taxonomic studies on Rinacapritermes Amina & Rajmohana, n. gen. (Blattodea: Isoptera: Termitidae) with two new species from India. Zoosystema 44 (3): 109-124. https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a3, Key to the soldiers of genera under Pericapritermes-group found in the Oriental region, couplet 5 (Mirocapritermes 分支)；Key to the soldiers of genera under Pericapritermes-group found in the Oriental region, couplet 4（本属落在该分支）；Key to the soldiers of genera under Pericapritermes-group found in the Oriental region, couplet 3（本属落在该分支） This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (8)
- Mirocapritermes concaveus Ahmad, 1965 凹瘤白蚁
- Mirocapritermes connectens Holmgren, 1914 连接瘤白蚁 ★ Type species
- Mirocapritermes hsuchiafui Yu & Ping, 1966 云南瘤白蚁
- Mirocapritermes jiangchengensis Yang, Zhu & Huang, 1995 江城瘤白蚁
- Mirocapritermes latignathus Ahmad, 1965 宽颚瘤白蚁
- Mirocapritermes prewensis Ahmad, 1965 普鲁瘤白蚁
- Mirocapritermes snyderi Akhtar, 1975 斯奈德瘤白蚁
- Mirocapritermes valeriae Krishna, 1965 瓦莱里瘤白蚁
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