Mycterotermes meringocephalus 饼头鸟嘴白蚁
- Type locality
- Yemen: Burum, W of Mukalla
- Distribution
- Oman, Yemen
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Summary
Mycterotermes meringocephalus is the only extant species of the genus Mycterotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Sands in 1965; the type locality is Yemen: Burum, W of Mukalla. Distribution: Oman, Yemen.
Etymology
Genus name Mycterotermes: From Greek myktēr (nose, snout) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet meringocephalus: Greek mēringos + kephalē (head)
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
- Genus: Mycterotermes — monotypic, 1 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Oman, Yemen
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Morphology
The description below is paraphrased from the original or a later revision, by caste; the source is cited at the end.
Diagnostic characters
Sands erected this genus for meringocephalus, considering it close to Trinervitermes but more primitive and possibly even ancestral to it, with many diagnostic features in common with the Neotropical Diversitermes. Soldier dimorphic: the major soldier has a short, cylindrical nasus and the head capsule is very weakly constricted behind the antennae; the minor soldier has a weakly conical nasus and a more distinctly constricted head capsule; the major soldier possibly has 13 antennal segments and the minor soldier 12. Alate unknown.
Soldier
Dimorphic. Major soldier: nasus short, cylindrical, the vestigial mandibles with a small but distinct point showing traces of marginal and apical teeth; head capsule very weakly constricted behind the antennae, the vertex and nasus with short, distinct seta-like hairs. Minor soldier: identical to the major soldier except for the weakly conical nasus and the more distinctly constricted head capsule behind the antennae. Antennal segments possibly 13 in the major soldier and 12 in the minor soldier.
This genus is monotypic, containing only this species; the following is the genus-level description based on the original literature; species-level measurements and intraspecific variation are given in the original.
Distribution map
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Mycterotermes meringocephalus 饼头鸟嘴白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/mycterotermes-meringocephalus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_mycterotermes_meringocephalus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Mycterotermes meringocephalus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/mycterotermes-meringocephalus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Mycterotermes meringocephalus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/mycterotermes-meringocephalus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -