Nasutitermitinae
Sign in to saveThe Nasutitermitinae is a near cosmopolitan subfamily of higher termites represented by 81 genera and 605 species. The highly derived soldier caste exhibits vestigial mandibles and a protruding fontanellar process on the head, known as the nasus, from which they can "shoot" chemical weaponry. Notable genera include the notorious wood-eating Nasutitermes, and the conspicuous Hospitalitermes and Constrictotermes, both distinguished for their brazen habit of forming extensive foraging trails out in the open.
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The Nasutitermitinae is a near cosmopolitan subfamily of higher termites represented by 81 genera and 605 species. The highly derived soldier caste exhibits vestigial mandibles and a protruding fontanellar process on the head, known as the nasus, from which they can "shoot" chemical weaponry. Notable genera include the notorious wood-eating Nasutitermes, and the conspicuous Hospitalitermes and Constrictotermes, both distinguished for their brazen habit of forming extensive foraging trails out in the open.
== Genera == The Termite Catalogue lists the following genera: Aciculioiditermes Aciculitermes Afrosubulitermes Agnathotermes Ahmaditermes Ampoulitermes Angularitermes Anhangatermes Antillitermes Araujotermes Arcotermes Atlantitermes Australitermes Baucaliotermes Bulbitermes Caetetermes Caribitermes Ceylonitermellus Ceylonitermes Coarctotermes Coatitermes Coendutermes Constrictotermes Convexitermes Cortaritermes Cucurbitermes Cyranotermes Diversitermes Diwaitermes Eleanoritermes Emersonitermes Enetotermes Ereymatermes Eutermellus Fulleritermes Grallatotermes Havilanditermes Hirtitermes Hospitalitermes Kaudernitermes Lacessititermes Leptomyxotermes Leucopitermes Longipeditermes Macrosubulitermes Malagasitermes Malaysiotermes Mimeutermes Mironasutitermes Mycterotermes Nasopilotermes Nasutitermes Ngauratermes Niuginitermes Obtusitermes Occasitermes Occultitermes Oriensubulitermes Paraconvexitermes Parvitermes Periaciculitermes Peribulbitermes Postsubulitermes Rhadinotermes Roonwalitermes Rotunditermes Rounditermes Sinonasutitermes Sinqasapatermes Snootitermes Spatulitermes Subulioiditermes Subulitermes Tarditermes Tenuirostritermes Thailanditermes Triangularitermes Trinervitermes Tumulitermes Velocitermes Verrucositermes Xiaitermes
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