Table 1.
White-gutted soldier genera including subfamily, regional distribution (total no. species), mandible type, abdomen/body coloration as given in reference
| Genus | Subfamily | Regiona, no. species | Mandible | Coloration | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthotermes | Macrotermitinae | Eth, 1 | Piercing, cutting | Whiteb | Current paper |
| Angulitermes | Termitinae | Eth, Ore, Pale, 29 | Symmetrical snap | Creamy white | Uys (2002), Harris (1964) |
| Basidentitermes | Cubitermitinae | Eth, 8 | Piercing, cutting | White | Current paper |
| Captritermes | Termitinae | Eth, 1 | Asymmetrical snap | White | Current paper |
| Dicuspiditermes | Termitinae | Ore, 20 | Asymmetrical snap | Yellowish white | Akhtar (1975) |
| Eremotermes | Termitinae | Eth, Ore, Pale, 10 | Piercing, cutting | Whitish | Chhotani (1997) |
| Eburnitermes | Apicotermitinae | Eth, 1 | Piercing, cutting | Yellowish white | Noirot (1966) |
| Euhamitermes | Apicotermitinae | Ore, 24 | Crushing | Body lighter than head | Chhotani (1975) |
| Eurytermes | Apicotermitinae | Ore, 6 | Crushing | Whitish | Chhotani (1997) |
| Fastigitermes | Cubitermitinae | Eth, 1 | Piercing, cutting | White | Current paper |
| Forficulitermes | Termitinae | Eth, 1 | Piercing, cutting | Abdomen paler than head | Emerson (1960), Scheffrahn and Křeček (2015) |
| Homallotermes | Termitinae | Ore 4 | Asymmetrical snap | Whitish | Chhotani (1997) |
| Indocapritermes | Termitinae | Ore, 1 | Asymmetrical snap | Whitish | Chhotani (1997) |
| Indotermes | Apicotermitinae | Ore, 10 | Piercing, cutting | White | Current paper |
| Krishnacapritermes | Termitinae | Ore, 2 | Asymmetrical snap | Whitish | Chhotani (1997) |
| Labiocapritermes | Termitinae | Ore, 1 | Asymmetrical snap | Whitish | Chhotani (1997) |
| Labritermes | Foraminitermitinae | Ore, 3 | Piercing, cutting | Yellowish white | Anonymousc |
| Lepidotermes | Cubitermitinae | Eth, 9 | Piercing, cutting | White | Uys (2002) |
| Mirocapritermes | Termitinae | Ore, 8 | Asymmetrical snap | Yellowish white | Chhotani (1997) |
| Mucrotermes | Cubitermitinae | Eth, 2 | Piercing, cutting | Abdomen paler than pronotum | Emerson (1960) |
| Noditermes | Cubitermitinae | Eth, 7 | Piercing, cutting | White | Current paper |
| Orthotermes | Cubitermitinae | Eth, 2 | Piercing, cutting | White | Current paper |
| Pericapritermes | Termitinae | Eth, Ore, Pale, Pap, 40 | Asymmetrical snap | White | Current paper |
| Pilotermes | Cubitermitinae | Eth, 1 | Piercing, cutting | Abdomen whitish | Emerson (1960) |
| Proboscitermes | Cubitermitinae | Eth, 2 | Piercing, cutting | Hyaline | Scheffrahn and O’Malley (2010) |
| Procapritermes | Termitinae | Ore, 13 | Asymmetrical snap | Pale yellow | Thapa (1982) |
| Procubitermes | Cubitermitinae | Eth, 9 | Piercing, cutting | White | Current paper |
| Profastigitermes | Cubitermitinae | Eth, 1 | Piercing, cutting | Abdomen paler than pronotum | Emerson (1960) |
| Promirotermes | Termitinae | Eth, 10 | Symmetrical snap | White | Current paper |
| Pseudacanthotermes | Macrotermitinae | Eth, 6 | Piercing, cutting | Whiteb | Current paper |
| Pseudocapritermes | Termitinae | Ore, 2 | Asymmetrical snap | Creamy white | Chhotani (1997) |
| Quasitermes | Termitinae | Eth, 1 | Asymmetrical snap | Pale | Katie Cribbs |
| Sinocapritermes | Termitinae | Ore, 16 | Asymmetrical snap | Abdomen without soil content | Chiu et al. (2015) |
| Speculitermes | Apicotermitinae | Ore, 12 | Crushing | White | Chhotani (1997) |
| Synacanthotermes | Macrotermitinae | Eth, 3 | Piercing, cutting | White | Current paper |
| Synhamitermes | Termitinae | Ore, 4 | Piercing, cutting | Yellow white | Chhotani (1997) |
| Unguitermes | Cubitermitinae | Eth, 7 | Piercing, cutting | Creamy white | Uys (2002) |
| Unicornitermes | Cubitermitinae | Eth, 1 | Piercing, cutting | Creamy white | Uys (2002) |
a Eth Ethiopian, Ore oriental, Pale palarctic, Pap papuan
b Underlying dark cuticle
c http://termitesandants.blogspot.com/2012/05/labritermes.html