Parrhinotermes Holmgren, 1910

Bourguignon, Thomas & Roisin, Yves, 2011, Revision of the termite family Rhinotermitidae (Isoptera) in New Guinea, ZooKeys 148, pp. 55-103 : 67-68

Genus Parrhinotermes Holmgren, 1910

Parrhinotermes Holmgren 1910a: 285.

Type species.

Termes aequalis Haviland, 1898, by monotypy (as Termes aqualis , incorrect spelling).

Diagnosis.

Imago head approximately circular, with fontanelle situated between eyes. Frons with a slightly visible groove. Labrum short, inclined downward, without groove. Antennae with 16 or 17 articles. Pronotum relatively short, generally of the same width or slightly narrower than head. Soldier head rectangular to ovoid. Frons and clypeus with a groove, from the narrow fontanelle to the beginning of the labrum. Labrum elongated, crossed by a groove in the middle, and garnished with an apical brush. Base of mandibles serrated. Left mandible with two subsidiary teeth. Right mandible with one subsidiary tooth. Antennae with 13 articles.

Distribution.

This genus is known from the Oriental region, northeastern India, the Papuan region and northern Australia (in northern Queensland) ( Emerson 1955, Tho 1992). It occurs in tropical rainforest where it nests in dead logs.