Genus Onkotermes · 倒钩白蚁属
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About the genus
This genus belongs to the family Termitidae 白蚁科, in the subfamily Microcerotermitinae 锯白蚁亚科; the site records 2 species.
Type species: Onkotermes brevicorniger.
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Etymology
From Greek onkos (bend, hook, barb) + Latin termes. Greek onkos also means "bulk, tumor".
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: Onkotermes Constantino et al., 2002: 454–456.
Type species: Amitermes brevicorniger Silvestri, 1901 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 (2)
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