Apicotermitinae

Ferreira, Renan Rodrigues, Carvalho, Antonio, Lucena, Emanuelly Félix De, Figueiredo, Rozzanna Esther Cavalcanti Reis De & Vasconcellos, Alexandre, 2025, Triclavitermes catoleensis (Termitidae: Apicotermitinae), a new soldierless termite genus and species from the Caatinga dry forest, northeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 5706 (3), pp. 383-396 : 393

Updates to the generic key for workers of Apicotermitinae ( Carrijo et al. 2023, 338)

7 Enteric valve armature consists of six palmate pads................................................ Humutermes

- Enteric valve armature with one to three sclerotized pads or enteric valve unarmed................................ 7 ’

7’ Enteric valve seating tubular of variable size, or trilobed (only in Anoplotermes meridianus ), and enteric valve armature with one to three sclerotized pads/single spines, or enteric valve unarmed.................................. Anoplotermes

- Enteric valve seating ring-shaped and armature with three spherical, sclerotized spiny pads....... Triclavitermes gen. nov.