Genus Protocapritermes · 始扭白蚁属
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About the genus
This genus belongs to the family Termitidae 白蚁科, in the subfamily Termitinae 白蚁亚科; the site records 2 species.
Type species: Protocapritermes krisiformis.
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Etymology
From Greek prōtos (first) + Latin 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
The frontal projection is very inconspicuous; the fontanelle is clearly visible from above and is not hidden beneath the frontal projection; the labrum is of more or less equal width, its length distinctly greater than its width; the mandibles are slightly irregularly curved. Holmgren (1912) used these characters to separate it from Mirotermes s. str., in which the frontal projection is distinct and the fontanelle is concealed beneath it.
Sources: Holmgren, N. 1912. Termitenstudien 3. Systematik der Termiten. Die Familie Metatermitidae. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 48(4)., p. 108（Untergattungen 检索表 ec 项） This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (2)
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