Prorhinotermes

Prorhinotermes
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Psammotermitidae
Genus:
Silvestri, 1909

Prorhinotermes is a genus of termites belonging to the subfamily Prorhinotermitinae, which is nested in the family Psammotermitidae.[1][2]

The species of this genus are found in Malesia and Australia.[1]

Phorhinotermes lacks a true worker caste and it has a linear ontogenetical pathway.

Species:[1]

  • Prorhinotermes canalifrons (Sjöstedt, 1904)
  • Prorhinotermes flavus (Bugnion & Popoff, 1910)
  • Prorhinotermes hainanensis X.u.Ping, 1989
  • Prorhinotermes inopinatus Silvestri, 1909
  • Prorhinotermes molinoi Snyder, 1924
  • Prorhinotermes oceanicus (Wasmann, 1902)
  • Prorhinotermes ponapensis (Oshima, 1917)
  • Prorhinotermes rugifer Kemner, 1931
  • Prorhinotermes simplex (Hagen, 1858)
  • Prorhinotermes spectabilis X.u.Ping, 1989
  • Prorhinotermes xishaensis Li & Tsai, 1976

References

  1. ^ a b c "Prorhinotermes Silvestri, 1909". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ Hellemans, Simon; Rocha, Mauricio M.; Wang, Menglin; Romero Arias, Johanna; Aanen, Duur K.; Bagnères, Anne-Geneviève; Buček, Aleš; Carrijo, Tiago F.; Chouvenc, Thomas; Cuezzo, Carolina; Constantini, Joice P.; Constantino, Reginaldo; Dedeine, Franck; Deligne, Jean; Eggleton, Paul (2024-08-07). "Genomic data provide insights into the classification of extant termites". Nature Communications. 15 (1): 6724. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-51028-y. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 11306793.