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Mandibulate Nasute Termites
Syntermitinae
The Syntermitinae, also known as the mandibulate nasutes, is a Neotropical subfamily of higher termites represented by 21 genera and 103 species. The soldier caste of members of this subfamily have a conspicuous horn-like projection on the head which is adapted for chemical defense, similar to the fontanellar gun of true nasute termites (Nasutitermitinae). However unlike true nasutes, the mandibles of the soldiers are functional and highly developed, and they are unable to expel their chemical...
22 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Syntermes
genusSyntermes
Cornitermes
genusCornitermes
Rhynchotermes
genusRhynchotermes
Procornitermes
genusProcornitermes
Embiratermes
genusEmbiratermes
Labiotermes
genusLabiotermes
Silvestritermes
genusSilvestritermes
Cahuallitermes
genusCahuallitermes
Uncitermes
genusUncitermes
Mapinguaritermes
genusMapinguaritermes
Cyrilliotermes
genusCyrilliotermes
Armitermes
genusArmitermes
Paracurvitermes
genusParacurvitermes
Noirotitermes
genusNoirotitermes
Macuxitermes
genusMacuxitermes
Ibitermes
genusIbitermes
Acangaobitermes
genusAcangaobitermes
Curvitermes
genusCurvitermes
Genuotermes
genusGenuotermes
Bandeiratermes
genusBandeiratermes
Biratermes
genusBiratermes
Vaninitermes
genusVaninitermes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 858385.