Photos and Info on Ants and Termites of Malaysia: July 2012

Prohamitermes belongs to the Amitermitinae sub family of termites. This species lack the teeth on the mandibles that are typical of most in the Amitermitinae sub family.

A soldier of Prohamitermes termite.

Workers and a soldier of Prohamitermes termite.

A soldier of Prohamitermes termite.

A soldier and worker of Prohamitermes termite.

Workers of Prohamitermes termite.

Prohamitermes sp,

soldiers, workers, reproductive larva

and larva or nymph

Taxonomy

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Subkingdom: Bilateria

Branch: Protostomia

Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa

Superphylum: Panarthropoda

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Mandibulata

Infraphylum: Atelocerata

Superclass: Panhexapoda

Epiclass: Hexapoda

Class: Insecta

Subclass: Dicondylia

Infraclass: Pterygota 7496

Superorder: Dictyoptera 6970

Order: Isoptera 7499

Family: Termitidae 46569

Subfamily: Termitinae 92738

Group: Amitermes group 377832 (no rank)

Genus: Protohamitermes 229670 (NCBI id)

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This ninth species of Pheidole (09) ant collected by me is a typical small species with the minor workers just over 2 millimeters. The soldiers of this particular species has a formidable squarish appearing head. But what is unusual about this species of small Pheidole ants is that the first thoracic segment have upward and forward pointing spines (thorns). In the majors these are more like shoulder horns but in the minor they are thin and pointed like needles.

A Pheidole ant minor worker.

Minor workers and a major worker of Pheidole sp. In some Pheidole species the soldiers have swollen and elongated gaster that are food store. In species this replete expression is not as pronounced as in others where the gaster is extended to over four times its empty state.