Genus Triangularitermes · 三角白蚁属
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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 1 species.
Type species: Triangularitermes triangulariceps.
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Etymology
From Latin triangulus (triangular) + 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
Soldier monotypic; similar to the major soldier of Ngauratermes in body size, colour, head-capsule shape, 13-segmented antennae and mandibles with distinct tooth processes, and occurring in the same area.
Soldier
Monotypic; nasus more conical; legs and antennae longer; short hairs on the head capsule sparse.
Worker
Mixed segment longer; Malpighian tubules attached in a group at the same point; the posterior end of P1 forming a short loop dorsally; the two rings of enteric valve spines of similar length.
Sources: Constantino, R. & Acioli, A. N. S. 2009. Ngauratermes arue, new genus and species of nasute termite (Isoptera: Termitidae) from the Amazon. Zootaxa 2239: 22–30., p. 25（Triangularitermes 比较段，转引 Mathews 1977） This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (1)
- Triangularitermes triangulariceps Mathews, 1977 三角头三角白蚁 ★ Type species
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