Genus Proboscitermes · 象鼻白蚁属
Filter the taxa recorded under this genus by name and locality; for the whole site use the full-text search.
Distribution map
About the genus
This genus belongs to the family Termitidae 白蚁科, in the subfamily Cubitermitinae 方白蚁亚科; the site records 2 species.
Type species: Proboscitermes tubuliferus.
This page includes a distribution map for the genus (GBIF records aggregated on a 1° grid); open a species entry to see its type locality, distribution, and references.
Etymology
From Greek proboskis (proboscis) + 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
The anterior part of the soldier head extends into a very large and conspicuous nasus, and the sides of the head are rounded; Tuberculitermes also has a large nasus but its head is rectangular, while Orthotermes has no nasus and the sides of its head are straight.
Sources: Emerson, A. E. 1928. Termites of the Belgian Congo and the Cameroon. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 57: 401–574., p. 419（兵蚁检索表） This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (2)
Parent level: Checklist index · Cubitermitinae 方白蚁亚科 · Data & downloads