Coptotermes

Coptotermes is a genus of termites in the family Heterotermitidae. Many of the roughly 71 species are economically destructive pests. The genus is thought to have originated in Southeast Asia. Worker termites from this genus forage underground and move about in roofed tunnels that they build along the surface.

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Vinony's link graph records 17 inbound references to Coptotermes, and connects out to Formosan subterranean termite, Animalia and insect.

It is catalogued under the topic Termite genera.

Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderBlattodea
FamilyRhinotermitidae

家白蟻屬（Coptotermes）或稱乳白蟻屬，是白蟻中的一屬。其中包括了台灣乳白蟻（Coptotermes formosanus）、格斯特家白蟻（Coptotermes gestroi）與大家白蟻（Coptotermes curvignathus）等物種。目录 1 形態 1.1 兵蚁 1.2 有翅成虫 2 分布 3 重要入侵種 4 語源學 5 參考文獻形態兵蚁头卵形，前端明显变狭，囟为大型孔口，位于头前端，呈短管延出，狭于头部，上颚细而弯曲，除基部的锯形缺刻外，内缘光滑无齿，触角13～17节，上唇尖吞形。前胸背板平坦，狭于头部。有翅成虫头部宽卵形，后唇基极短而平，触角18～25节。前胸背板扁平，狭于头部。前翅鳞大于后翅鳞且覆盖后翅鳞之上，翅脉有极浅淡的网状纹，翅面具毛，前翅中脉由肩缝处独立伸出，后翅中脉由胫分脉基部分出，中脉距肘脉极近。囟为于头中部。分布 Roonwal(1969)记录该属分布在东洋区有23种。至70年代，全世界范围共48种。重要入侵種本屬中的台灣家白蟻（Coptotermes formosanus）及格斯特家白蟻（Coptptermes gestroi）為重要的世界入侵種，廣泛的入侵世界各地，入侵性極強，因此，許多文獻或相關報導指出家白蟻屬的物種入侵性極強，這點是錯誤的，事實上，家白蟻屬下的物種眾多（65種）[1]，其中具有極強入侵性的台灣家白蟻及格斯特家白蟻只是其中兩種，該屬其他成員的入侵性極低[1]。語源學 Copto- 是cut的意思，Wasmann 在1896年命名時指出，由於這類白蟻兵蟻的前額（側面觀）有截斷的切面，而這個位置有明顯的額腺開口，所以用 Copto- 這個特徵來命名；而Termes 則是termite的意思[2]。參考文獻 ^ 1.0 1.1 T H O M A S C H O U V E N C1, H O U- F E N G L I2, JA M E S AU S T I N3, C H R I S T I A N B O R D E R E AU4, T H O M A S B O U R G U I G N O N5,20, S T E P H E N L . C A M E RO N6, E L I A NA M. C A N C E L L O7, R E G I NA L D O C O N S TA N T I N O8, A NA M A R I A C O S TA - L E O NA R D O9, PAU L E G G L E TO N10, T H E O D O R E A . E VA N S11, B R I A N F O R S C H L E R12, J . K E N N E T H G R AC E13, C L A U D I A H U S

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Commons category: Coptotermes
taxon name: Coptotermes
taxon author citation: Wasmann, 1896

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In Australia, Coptotermes colonies sometimes host a parasitic genus of termites, Ahamitermes. The host and the parasite dwell in separate parts of the mound nest and are mutually antagonistic. The Ahamitermes species live in the innermost parts of the nest and feed on the "carton" material with which the galleries are lined, which consists of soil particles, chewed wood, and cellulose, bound together with saliva and faeces. They are thus dependent on their hosts for both their food and their home and are not found in any other situations.

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