Genus Synhamitermes · 同钩白蚁属
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About the genus
This genus belongs to the family Termitidae 白蚁科, in the subfamily Amitermitinae 弓白蚁亚科; the site records 4 species.
Type species: Synhamitermes quadriceps.
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Etymology
From Greek syn- (together) + (hami, perhaps Latin hamus 'hook') + 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
Alate unknown. Soldier: head rectangular, longer than wide; mandibles short, with 1 posteriorly directed tooth; postclypeus simple, not bilobed; fontanelle indistinct; antennae 13–14-segmented. Worker: postclypeus large, antennae 13–14-segmented.
Soldier
Head rectangular, longer than wide; mandibles short, with 1 posteriorly directed tooth; postclypeus simple, not bilobed; fontanelle indistinct; antennae 13–14-segmented.
Worker
Postclypeus large; antennae 13–14-segmented.
Sources: Holmgren N. 1912. Termitenstudien. 3. Systematik der Termiten. Die Familie Metatermitidae. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 48(4): 1–166., p. 91（Untergattung Synhamitermes） This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (4)
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