Photos and Info on Ants and Termites of Malaysia

This mostly images and photos site is for myrmecologist and hobbyist. While not claiming to be any authority on either of these two insects families, I published my personal encounters and experiences with these super organisms of our earth as my part and contribution to the information data bank of the internet and world wide web. This site features clear, quality photos, pictures and images of termite and ant species. Copyright Quah 2009 - 2020. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Coptotermes sp

Coptotermes kalshoveni is the smallest species of this genus that I had encountered in this location. The ratio of the length of the mandibles against the total length of the head in this species is also the shortest. This species ratio of the head size to the body is also the smallest.

See also:

Coptotermes gestroi

Coptotermes curvignathus

Taxonomy

cellular organisms

Superkingdom: Eukaryota

Opisthokonta

Kingdom: Metazoa

Eumetazoa

Bilateria

Protostomia

Ecdysozoa

Panarthropoda

Phylum: Arthropoda

Mandibulata

Pancrustacea

Subphylum: Hexapoda

Class: Insecta

Unrank: Dicondylia

Subclass: Pterygota

Infraclass: Neoptera

Cohort: Polyneoptera

Unrank: Dictyoptera

Order: Blattodea

Superfamily: Blattoidea

Isoptera: 7499

Unrank: Termitoidae 1912919

Family: Rhinotermitidae 36985

Subfamily: Coptotermitinae 72653
Genus: Coptotermes 36986
Species: miscellanous

Updated: 2022 11 16

Posted: 2022 11 16

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