Genus Paraconvexitermes · 近凸白蚁属
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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 3 species.
Type species: Paraconvexitermes nigricornis.
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Etymology
From Greek para- (beside) + Latin convexus (convex) + 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.
Soldier
Nasus conical; antennae 11 segments; differs from Sinqasapatermes in the chaetotaxy and the shape of the soldier head capsule.
Worker
Molar region ridges reduced but marginal teeth retained, as in Araujotermes, Atlantitermes, Coatitermes, Convexitermes, Ereymatermes and Subulitermes.
Sources: Cuezzo, C. & Nickle, D. A. 2011. A new genus and species of termites (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) from the rainforest of northern Peru. ZooKeys 159: 1–9., 兵蚁、工蚁比较段 This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (3)
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