Hirtitermes hirtiventris

Hirtitermes hirtiventris is another genus under the Nasutitermitinae. This species has soldiers with a (relatively) small head capsule and long snout. The soldiers in this species are dimorphic but the workers are monomorphic.

Soldier of Hirtitermes hiritventris

Workers and soldiers of Hirtitermes hirtiventris

Dimorphic soldiers of Hirtitermes hirtiventris with workers

Three major soldiers of Hirtitermes hirtiventris with two minor soldiers and workers

Taxonomy
No rank: cellular organisms
Superkingdom (Domain): Eukaryota
No rank: Opisthokonta
Kingdom: Metazoa
No rank: Eumetazoa
No rank (Subkingdom): Bilateria
No rank (Branch): Protostomia
No rank (Infrakingdom): Ecdysozoa
No rank (Superphylum): Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
No rank (Subphylum): Mandibulata
No rank: Pancrustacea
Subphylum (Epiclass): Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
No rank (Subclass): Dicondylia
Subclass (Infraclass): Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
No rank: Polyneoptera
No rank (Superorder): Dictyoptera
Order: Blattodea
Superfamily: Blattoidea
(Suborder: Isoptera) (this suborder/infra family/No rank appears to no longer be accepted as a taxonomy classification by most to nearly all taxonomy authorities, however I am a stubborn hold out, but what do I know)
No rank: Termitiodea 1912919
Family: Termitidae 46569

Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae 62941
Genus: Hirtitermes 377735

Species: hirtiventris 1934491


Last Updated (YMD): 2020 10 20
First Posted: 2020 10 20
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