Nasutitermitinae
| Nasutitermitinae | |
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| Natusitermes coniger | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Subfamily: | Nasutitermitinae Hare [1] |
| Genera | |
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The Nasutitermitinae are a subfamily of termites that includes more than 80 genera.[2] They are recognisable by their lack of visible mandibles and pointed process on the front of their heads.
Genera[]
The Termite Catalogue[3] lists the following:
References[]
- ^ Hare L (1937). Termite phylogeny as evidenced by soldier mandible development. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 37(3): 459–486.
- ^ Engel, M.S. (2011). "Family-group names for termites (Isoptera), redux". ZooKeys (148): 171–184. doi:10.3897/zookeys.148.1682. PMC 3264418. PMID 22287896.
- ^ Termite Catalogue (retrieved 7 July 2019)
- ^ Constantino R, Acioli ANS (2009). Ngauratermes arue, new genus and species of nasute termite (Isoptera: Termitidae) from the Amazon. Zootaxa, 2239: 22-30. Abstract & excerpt
External links[]
- Tree of Life (TolWeb)
Media related to Nasutitermitinae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Nasutitermitinae at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Termites