Genus Triclavitermes · 三棒白蚁属
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About the genus
This genus belongs to the family Termitidae 白蚁科, in the subfamily Apicotermitinae 尖白蚁亚科; the site records 1 species.
Type species: Triclavitermes catoleensis.
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Etymology
From Latin tri- (three) + clava (club) + 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 enteric valve seating (EVS) forms a distinct ring at the insertion of the enteric valve (EV), followed by a short section of P3; the ventral surface of the mesenteric tongue bears a white spherical mesenteric nodule; the enteric valve has three hemispherical sclerotised plates.
Worker
Monotypic; head pale yellow, sparsely covered with setae of the same colour; head slightly convex in lateral view, postclypeal region inflated, fontanelle not visible; antennae 14 segments, relative lengths of the segments 2>3=4<5; gizzard indistinct, without spines, with 4 first-order cushions whose surfaces bear comb-like scales.
Sources: Ferreira, R. R.; Carvalho, A.; Lucena, E. F. de; Figueiredo, R. E. C. R. de; Vasconcellos, A. 2025. Triclavitermes catoleensis (Termitidae: Apicotermitinae), a new soldierless termite genus and species from the Caatinga dry forest, northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5706(3): 383–396. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5706.3.4, pp. 383–396，「Diagnosis」段（Plazi treatment；PDF 分页未逐页核对）；pp. 383–396，「Digestive tube」段；pp. 383–396，「Worker, External morphology」段 This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (1)
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