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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Labritermes buttelreepeni

Labritermes buttel-reepeni is the smallest of the three known members of this genus from this location. The soldiers of Labritermes butelreepni has the longest head capsule as a ratio to its (the head) width. The workers of Labritermes genus are among the smallest if not the smallest of termite workers, with those of Labritermes butel-reepeni at around 2 millimeters.


Workers, soldier and pseudergate of Labritermes butelreeeni.

Workers, soldier and pseudergate of Labritermes butelreeeni.

Soldier of Labritermes butelreeeni.

Worker and soldier of Labritermes butelreeeni.





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
Superorder: Dictyoptera
Order: Blattodea
Suborder: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae 46569
Subfamily: Termitinae 92738
Group: Foraminitermes 377831
Genus: Labritermes  201574
Species: butel-reepeni (aka butelreepeni, buttelreepeni, ) 377922


Last Updated: 2018 06 12
First Posted: 2018 06 12
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