Prorhinotermes Silvestri, 1909

Takematsu, Yoko & Vongkaluang, Charunee, 2012, A taxonomic review of the Rhinotermitidae (Isoptera) of Thailand, Journal of Natural History 46 (17 - 18), pp. 1079-1109 : 1093

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2011.651653
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10536782
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/785E8862-FF56-AE57-304E-F77DFDD63ED5
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Prorhinotermes Silvestri, 1909
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Prorhinotermes Silvestri, 1909 View in CoL

Type species: Prorhinotermes inopinatus Silvestri, 1909

There are about 10 species of the genus in the Indomalayan region. One species, Prorhinotermes tibiaoensiformis , was described from North Thailand by Ahmad (1965). However, Gathorne-Hardy (2004) made this species a junior synonym of Prorhinotermes flavus .

Diagnosis

Monomorphic soldiers. Head oval. Fontanelle small and circular. Eyes present but pale. Labrum tongue-shaped. Mandible sabre-shaped, without teeth. Postmentum club-shaped. Pronotum flat.