Belongs within: Termitinae.
Contains: Eutermes, Nasutitermes.
The Nasutitermitinae, nasute termites, are a distinct group of termites in which the head capsule of the soldier caste has an enlarged frontal gland and the fontanelle placed on a protruding rostrum, allowing the ejection of defensive chemicals at threats to the colony. The development of the rostrum is correlated with the reduction of the mandibles which are usually non-functional in the soldiers. The mandibles retain sharp points in the basal genera Angularitermes and Mimeutermes (Ahmad 1950).
<==Nasutitermitinae [Nasutitermitidae]
|--+--Angularitermes nasutissimus IVE07, A50
| |--Mimeutermes giffardii A50
| `--Postsubulitermes parviconstrictus IVE07
`--+--+--+--+--Convexitermes manni A50
| | | `--Subulitermes IVE07
| | | |--*S. microsoma A50 [=Nasutitermes microsoma S57]
| | | |--S. baileyi IVE07
| | | `--S. oculatissimus A50
| | `--Velocitermes IVE07
| | |--V. beebei S57
| | `--V. heteropterus [=Eutermes heteropterus] S57
| |--Cyranotermes caete IVE07
| |--Atlantitermes oculatissimus IVE07
| |--Obtusitermes panamae IVE07, A50
| `--Coatitermes kartaboensis IVE07
`--+--+--Fulleritermes coatoni IVE07
| `--+--Leptomyxotermes doriae IVE07
| `--Rhadinotermes coarctus IVE07
`--+--+--Oriensubulitermes inanis IVE07
| `--+--‘Nasutitermes’ longinasus IVE07
| `--Havilanditermes IVE07
| |--H. atripennis A50
| `--H. proatripennis IVE07
`--+--+--Bulbitermes IVE07
| | | i. s.: B. constrictoides [=Eutermes constrictoides] S57
| | | B. constrictus A50
| | | B. singaporiensis S57
| | |--B. prabhae IVE07
| | `--+--B. sarawakensis IVE07
| | `--+--Ceylonitermes escherichi IVE07
| | `--Tenuirostritermes S57
| | |--T. cinereus S57
| | `--T. tenuirostris S57
| `--+--Constrictotermes A50
| | |--C. cavifrons S57
| | `--C. cyphergaster S57
| `--+--Lacessititermes IVE07
| | |--L. batavus A50
| | `--L. laborator S57
| `--+--Longipeditermes longipes IVE07
| `--Hospitalitermes IVE07
| |--H. butteli [=Eutermes butteli] S57
| |--H. hospitalis A50
| `--H. monoceros IVE07
|--+--Aciculitermes maymyoensis IVE07
| `--Malaysiotermes spinocephalus IVE07
|--Nasutitermes IVE07
|--Leucopitermes leucops IVE07
`--+--Australitermes IVE07
| |--A. dilucidus WG91
| |--A. insignitus [=Termes insignitus] WG91
| `--A. perlevis [=Macrosubulitermes perlevis] WG91
`--+--+--Eutermellus convergens A50
| `--Occasitermes IVE07
| |--O. occasus (Silvestri 1909) [=Eutermes (Occasitermes) occasus] H42
| `--O. watsoni WG91
`--Tumulitermes IVE07
| i. s.: T. peracutus (Hill 1925) J13
| T. recalvus WG91
|--T. westraliensis IVE07
`--+--T. apiocephalus (Silvestri 1909) IVE07, H42 (see below for synonymy)
`--+--T. hastilis (Froggatt 1898) IVE07, J13
`--‘Nasutitermes’ eucalypti (Mjöberg 1920) IVE07, J13
Nasutitermitinae incertae sedis:
Eutermes H42
Macrosubulitermes greavesi M91
Occultitermes WG91
|--O. aridus WG91
`--O. occultus WG91
Diversitermes diversimilis [=Nasutitermes diversimiles] S57
Triacitermes triacifer A50
Rhynchotermes nasutissimus A50
Hirtitermes spinocephalus A50
Grallatotermes A50
|--G. africanus S57
`--G. splendidus A50
Rotunditermes rotundiceps A50
Parvitermes A50
|--P. discolor A50
`--P. pallidiceps A50
Tumulitermes apiocephalus (Silvestri 1909) IVE07, H42 [=Eutermes apiocephalus H42; incl. E. (Tumulitermes) aagaardi Mjöberg 1920 H42]
*Type species of generic name indicated
REFERENCES
[A50] Ahmad, M. 1950. The phylogeny of termite genera based on imago-worker mandibles. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 95 (2): 37–86.
[H42] Hill, G. F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region (including Australia, New Guinea and islands south of the Equator between 140°E. longitude and 170°W. longitude). Commonwealth of Australia Council for Scientific and Industrial Research: Melbourne.
[IVE07] Inward, D. J. G., A. P. Vogler & P. Eggleton. 2007. A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of termites (Isoptera) illuminates key aspects of their evolutionary biology. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 953–967.
[J13] Jones, D. T. 2013. The termites of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 83: 241–244.
[M91] Miller, L. R. 1991. A revision of the Termes-Capritermes branch of the Termitinae in Australia (Isoptera: Termitidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4: 1147–1282.
[S57] Seevers, C. H. 1957. A monograph on the termitophilous Staphylinidae (Coleoptera). Fieldiana Zoology 40: 1–334.
[WG91] Watson, J. A. L., & F. J. Gay. 1991. Isoptera (termites). In: CSIRO. The Insects of Australia: A textbook for students and research workers vol. 1 pp. 330–347. Melbourne University Press: Carlton (Victoria).
Last updated: 10 April 2017.
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