Syntermes Calvus

''Syntermes'' is a genus of large, hornless, open foraging Syntermitinae termites belonging to the family Termitidae. The genus is most recognized for the large mounds built from loose soil that some species construct, with some as old as 4,000 years.

Species

# ''Syntermes aculeosus''
# ''Syntermes barbatus''
# '' Syntermes bolivianus''
# '' Syntermes brevimalatus''
# '' Syntermes calvus''
# ''Syntermes cearensis''
# ''Syntermes chaquimayensis''
# '' Syntermes crassilabrum''
# ''Syntermes dirus''
# ''Syntermes grandis''
# '' Syntermes insidians''
# '' Syntermes longiceps''
# ''Syntermes magnoculus''
# ''Syntermes molestus''
# ''Syntermes nanus''
# ''Syntermes obtusus''
# ''Syntermes parallelus''
# ''Syntermes peruanus''
# ''Syntermes praecellens''
# ''Syntermes spinosus''
# ''Syntermes tanygnathus''
# ''Syntermes territus''
# ''Syntermes wheeleri''

References

Termite Catalog



Nomenclator Zoologicus
* Constantino, R. 1995. Revision of the neotropical genus Syntermes Holmgren (Isoptera: Termitidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 55(13):455-518.
* Emerson, A.E. 1945. The neotropical genus Syntermes (Isoptera: Termitidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 83(7):427-472.
* Holmgren, N. 1909. Termitenstudien 1. Anatomische untersuchungen. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 44(3):1-215.
* Holmgren, N. 1910a. Das system der termiten. Zoologischer Anzeiger 35:284-286.
* Mathews, A.G.A. 1977. Studies on Termites from the Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Río de Janeiro: Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 267 pp.

Animals described in 1802
Blattodea genera

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