Genus Vaninitermes · 瓦宁白蚁属
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About the genus
This genus belongs to the family Termitidae 白蚁科, in the subfamily Syntermitinae 聚白蚁亚科; the site records 2 species.
Type species: Vaninitermes ignotus.
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Etymology
Named after a person (Vanini); -termes from 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 enteric valve (P2) consists of three subequal ridges covered with fine curved spines; P3 and P4 are connected by an isthmus inserted subapically.
Soldier
Head subrectangular, the convexity of the lateral and posterior margins varying, posterior corners rounded; nasus conical, medium-sized.
Worker
Head circular; postclypeus short and inflated; antennae 13 or 14 segments.
Sources: Rocha, M. M.; Cancello, E. M. 2022. Updated taxonomy of Syntermitinae (Blattodea: Isoptera, Termitidae), with the description of three new genera. Zootaxa 5138(4): 445–463. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5138.4.6, p. 450–451，「Digestive tube」段；p. 450–451，「Soldier」段；p. 450–451，「Worker」段 This text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the original.
Species (2)
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