Prostylotermes

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Taxonavigation

Ordo: Isoptera
Familia: Stylotermitidae

Name

Prostylotermes Engel & Grimaldi gen. n. – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile

Type species

Prostylotermes kamboja Engel & Grimaldi, sp. n.

Diagnosis

Imago: Head subcircular (Figs 2A, 2B, 4A); compound eyes small, circular; ocelli apparently present, separated from compound eye by more than ocellar diameter (Fig. 4A); postclypeus short, weakly arched (Fig. 4A); antenna with 17 articles. Pronotum flat, narrower than head; tibial spurs 2-2-2; tarsi trimerous, with second tarsomere distinctly projected ventroapically, extension longer than dorsal length of second tarsomere (Fig. 4D). Forewing with scale overlapping base of hind wing scale, slightly larger than hind wing scale (Fig. 4C), scale without numerous setae over surface, with long setae along humeral margin (Fig. 4C) (other stylotermitids have numerous and relatively long setae over the entire scale surface). Cerci short, with two cercomeres (Figs 4E, 4F); styli present in male only, not extending to abdominal apex (Fig. 4F).

Etymology

The new genus-group name is a combination of pro (Greek, meaning “before”) and Stylotermes, type genus of the family. The name is masculine.

Original Description

• Engel, M; Grimaldi, D; Nascimbene, P; Singh, H; 2011: The termites of Early Eocene Cambay amber, with the earliest record of the Termitidae (Isoptera) ZooKeys, 148: 105-123. doi

Images

Figure 2. Photomicrographs of dealate male and female of Prostylotermes kamboja Engel & Grimaldi, gen. et sp. n. (Stylotermitidae: Tad-321C). A Dorsal view of female B Ventral view of female C Ventral view of male. Not to the same scale.  Figure 4. Detail of Prostylotermes kamboja Engel & Grimaldi, gen. et sp. n. (Tad-321C). A Head in lateral aspect B Tip of lacinia C Dorsal view of wing scales (female specimen) D Meso-pretarsus, mesotarsus, and extreme apex of mesotibia (female specimen) E Apex of female abdomen, ventral view, with detail of eggs preserved at abdominal apex F Apex of male abdomen, ventral view. Scale bars are identical and apply to all figures except the detail enlargements of B and D.