Nasutitermes

Unique among termites are the soldiers of the Nasutitermes genus. These are not armed with mandibles but a  syringe like contraption which squirt out a sticky pungent smelling liquid that immobilizes ants. This defense mechanism is so effective against ants that sub genus of Nasutitermes lived in unsealed nest and forages in long open columns unmolested by their main enemy, ants.

Nasuitermes alates.

Nasuitermes alates.

This very common species found through out Malaysia may nest underground or in trees. Their nest usually consist of excretment mixed with chewed up wood.

Nasutitermes longinasus.

A small red Nasute species with a dimorphic soldier caste.

The minor and major soldier of a small red Nasute termite species.

 

The minor soldier, major soldier and worker of a small red Nasute termite.

Havilanditermes sp

A large orange red Havilanditermes with dimorphic workers.

Hirtitermes hirtiventris

Workers and soldiers of Hirtitermes hirtiventris 

Soldier of Hirtitermes hirtiventris

Subulitermes sp.

This is a more delicate subterranean species.

Nasutitermes sp

Nasutitermes sp

In this species of Nasutitermes while the external of nest chambers are the normal smooth  surfaced of termites with excrement nest, the internal walls of the nest chambers are honeycombed.

Lacessititermes sp

Lacessititermes sp.

Hospitalitermes

A fully black species.

The lichen that they feed on. Quite obviously the preference is for the lighter.

Bulbitermes

Soldier of Bulbitermes sp.

Major and minor workers of Bulbitermes sp.

Minor worker of Bulbitermes sp.

Longipeditermes

Major and minor soldiers of Longipeditermes longipes.

Major soldier of Longipeditermes longipes.

Worker of Longipeditermes longipes.

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Subclass: Pterygota

Infraclass: Neoptera

Superorder: Dictyoptera

Order: Isoptera 7499

Suborder: Fontanella

Subdivision: Longiprocta

Superfamily: Termitiodae

Family - Termitidae 46569

Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae

Genera:
Aciculioiditermes - Aciculitermes - Afrosubulitermes - Agnathotermes - Ahmaditermes - Ampoulitermes - Angularitermes - Anhangatermes - Antillitermes - Araujotermes - Arcotermes - Armitermes - Atlantitermes - Australitermes - Baucaliotermes - Bulbitermes - Caetetermes - Cahuallitermes - Caribitermes - Ceylonitermellus - Ceylonitermes - Coarctotermes - Coatitermes - Coendutermes - Constrictotermes - Convexitermes - Cornitermes - Cortaritermes - Cucurbitermes - Curvitermes - Cyranotermes - Cyrilliotermes - Diversitermes - Diwaitermes - Eleanoritermes - Embiratermes - Emersonitermes - Ereymatermes - Eutermellus - Fulleritermes - Grallatotermes - Havilanditermes - Hirtitermes - Hospitalitermes - Ibitermes - Kaudernitermes - Labiotermes - Lacessititermes - Leptomyxotermes - Leucopsitermes - Longipeditermes - Macrosubulitermes - Macuxitermes - Malagasitermes - Malaysiotermes - Mimeutermes - Mironasutitermes - Mycterotermes - Nasopilotermes - Nasutitermes - Nuiginitermes - Obtusitermes - Occasitermes - Occultitermes - Oriensubulitermes - Paracornitermes - Parvitermes - Periaciculitermes - Peribulbitermes - Postsubulitermes - Proaciculitermes - Procornitermes - Rhadinotermes - Rhynchotermes - Roonwalitermes - Rotunditermes - Sinonasutitermes - Spatulitermes - Subulitermes - Syntermes - Tarditermes - Tenuirostritermes - Thailanditermes - Triangularitermes - Trinervitermes - Tumulitermes - Velocitermes - Verrucositermes - Xiaitermes


Last Updated (YMD): 2014 12 15
First Posted: 2009 09 30
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