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Nasutitermitinae
Subfamily of termites From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Nasutitermitinae is a cosmopolitan subfamily of higher termites that includes more than 80 genera.[2] The highly derived soldier caste exhibits vestigial mandibles and a protruding fontanellar process on the head, known as the nasus, from which they can "shoot" chemical weaponry. Notable genera include the notorious wood-eating Nasutitermes, and the conspicuous Hospitalitermes and Constrictotermes, both distinguished for their brazen habit of forming extensive foraging trails exposed to the open.
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The Termite Catalogue[3] lists the following:
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