Genus Mycterotermes · 鸟嘴白蚁属
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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 1 species.
Type species: Mycterotermes meringocephalus.
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Etymology
From Greek myktēr (nose, snout) + Latin 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
Sands established this genus for meringocephalus from Sia Ding, considering it close to Trinervitermes but more primitive, possibly even the ancestor of the latter, its diagnostic characters having much in common with the Neotropical Diversitermes. Soldier dimorphic: the major soldier has a short, columnar nasus and the head very weakly constricted behind the antennae; the minor soldier has a weakly conical nasus and a more evident constriction of the head; the antennae are possibly 13-segmented in the major soldier and 12-segmented in the minor. Alate unknown.
Soldier
Dimorphic. Major soldier: nasus short, columnar, reduced mandibles with a small but distinct point showing traces of the marginal and apical teeth; head capsule very weakly constricted behind the antennae, vertex and nasus with short, conspicuous bristle-like hairs. Minor soldier: identical to the major soldier except for the weakly conical nasus and the more evident constriction of the head capsule behind the antennae. Antennae possibly 13-segmented in the major soldier and 12-segmented in the minor.
Sources: Sands W.A. 1965. A revision of the termite subfamily Nasutitermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) from the Ethiopian Region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology, Supplement 4: 1–172. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.193228, p. 75（Mycterotermes gen. n.：Imago / Soldier；Remarks） This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (1)
- Mycterotermes meringocephalus Sands, 1965 饼头鸟嘴白蚁 ★ Type species
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