''Prorhinotermes'' is a genus of
termites
Termites are a group of detritophagous eusocial cockroaches which consume a variety of decaying plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, and soil humus. They are distinguished by their moniliform antennae and the sof ...
belonging to the subfamily
Prorhinotermitinae, which is nested in the family
Psammotermitidae
The ''Psammotermitidae'' are a family of termites that regrouped the subfamilies Psammotermitinae and Prorhinotermitinae, which were formerly nested within Rhinotermitidae
Rhinotermitidae, sensu novo are a family (biology), family of Neoisop ...
.
The species of this genus are found in
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...
and Australia.
Phorhinotermes lacks a true worker caste and it has a linear ontogenetical pathway.
Species:
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Prorhinotermes canalifrons''
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Prorhinotermes flavus''
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Prorhinotermes hainanensis''
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Prorhinotermes inopinatus''
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Prorhinotermes molinoi''
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Prorhinotermes oceanicus''
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Prorhinotermes ponapensis''
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Prorhinotermes rugifer''
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Prorhinotermes simplex''
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Prorhinotermes spectabilis''
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Prorhinotermes xishaensis''
References
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Rhinotermitidae
Termite genera