. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. THE SOLDIERLESS TERMITES OF AFRICA 185 termes and some A nenteotermes, but the structure is different in many respects. In the analysis of the similarity matrix, Anaorotermes comes out next to Ateuchotermes by single linkage clustering. Median sorting places it closer to Aderitotermes, and when the latent vectors of the principal co-ordinates analysis are examined, it shows relationships to Alyscotermes, Amicotermes and Ateuchotermes in the first six. In the imago caste, Anaorotermes is distinguished from Ateuchotermes and Aderito-
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. THE SOLDIERLESS TERMITES OF AFRICA 185 termes and some A nenteotermes, but the structure is different in many respects. In the analysis of the similarity matrix, Anaorotermes comes out next to Ateuchotermes by single linkage clustering. Median sorting places it closer to Aderitotermes, and when the latent vectors of the principal co-ordinates analysis are examined, it shows relationships to Alyscotermes, Amicotermes and Ateuchotermes in the first six. In the imago caste, Anaorotermes is distinguished from Ateuchotermes and Aderito- termes by its dense irregular head pilosity which does not form a pelt, and from Alyscotermes, Astalotermes and Astratototermes by its oddly shaped almost triangular fontanelle. Amicotermes has longer apical mandibular teeth. It is unlikely to be confused with any other genus. In the worker caste, the enteric valve armature is so distinct and characteristic that no comparisons are 484 485 Figs 482-492. Anaorotermes echinocolon. 482, 483, front and side views of imago head capsule; 484, 485, imago mandibles; 486-488, worker ditto, including surface view of right molar plate; 489, mesenteric-proctodeal junction showing position of malpighian knot and attachment of malpighian tubules; 490-492, views of enteric valve Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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