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Common Snout Termites
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Common Snout Termites

Trinervitermes

Trinervitermes is a termite genus belonging to family Termitidae, which is native to the Old World. They inhabit grasslands and store grass in their nests or mounds, just below the ground surface. Their grass collecting activities are mainly nocturnal. The soldier caste has atrophied mandibles and a fontanelle squirt gun on the frons. Diterpenes and monoterpenes are released to deter ants and smaller predators, but these are not effective against larger mammalian predators. Due to the...

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15 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Snouted Harvester Termite

speciesTrinervitermes trinervoides

Trinervitermes geminatus

speciesTrinervitermes geminatus

Trinervitermes fletcheri

speciesTrinervitermes fletcheri

Trinervitermes biformis

speciesTrinervitermes biformis

Trinervitermes occidentalis

speciesTrinervitermes occidentalis

Trinervitermes rhodesiensis

speciesTrinervitermes rhodesiensis

Trinervitermes rabidus

speciesTrinervitermes rabidus

Trinervitermes arabiae

speciesTrinervitermes arabiae

Trinervitermes togoensis

speciesTrinervitermes togoensis

Trinervitermes bettonianus

speciesTrinervitermes bettonianus

Trinervitermes dispar

speciesTrinervitermes dispar

Trinervitermes rapulum

speciesTrinervitermes rapulum

Trinervitermes indicus

speciesTrinervitermes indicus

Trinervitermes nigrirostris

speciesTrinervitermes nigrirostris

Trinervitermes sensarmai

speciesTrinervitermes sensarmai

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