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The Nasutitermitinae are a subfamily of higher termites that includes more than 80 genera. They are most recognisable by the more highly derived soldier caste which exhibits vestigial mandibles and a protruding fontanellar process on the head from which they can "shoot" chemical weaponry. True workers of certain genera within this subfamily also exhibit a visible epicranial y suture, most notably found within the members of Nasutitermes. Notable genera include the notorious wood-eating Nasutitermes, and the conspicuous
Hospitalitermes ''Hospitalitermes'' is an Asian–Papuan genus of lichen eating termite in the subfamily Nasutitermitinae. There are 37 species currently listed, of which most are recognized for their extensive surface foraging columns. Due to their conspicuous ...
and
Constrictotermes Constrictotermes is a genus of neotropical higher termites within the subfamily Nasutitermitinae. They form large open-air foraging columns from which they travel to and from their sources of food, similar to the Indomalayan species of processi ...
, both genera characterized by their behavior of forming large open-air foraging trails.


Genera

The ''Termite Catalogue
Termite Catalogue (retrieved 7 July 2019)
'
lists the following:


References


External links


Tree of Life (TolWeb)
* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q15213827 Termites