Acorhinotermes claritae Castro & Scheffrahn, 2019 克拉丽塔尖鼻白蚁

Species

Type locality: Colombia: Amazonas, Leticia [ 4.21528S 69.9406W ]
Distribution: Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela

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Summary

Acorhinotermes claritae is a species of the genus Acorhinotermes, in the family RHINOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Castro & Scheffrahn in 2019; the type locality is Colombia: Amazonas, Leticia [ 4.21528S 69.9406W ]. Distribution: Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela.

Etymology

Genus name Acorhinotermes: Contains Greek rhis (nose) + Latin termes; prefix derivation uncertain.

Specific epithet claritae: Named after Clarita

Taxonomic position

Family: RHINOTERMITIDAE — 5 genera, 62 species
Genus: Acorhinotermes — 3 species
Type species of the genus: Acorhinotermes subfusciceps

Distribution

Distribution records: Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela

The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.

Morphology

A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Castro & Scheffrahn, 2019. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.

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Other databases

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GBIF Backbone Acorhinotermes claritae accepted Acorhinotermes claritae Castro & Scheffrahn, 2019 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Acorhinotermes claritae Castro & Scheffrahn, 2019 accepted
World checklist Blattodea Species FileAcorhinotermes claritae Castro & Scheffrahn, 2019 validauto-matched

✔ Consistent with the accepted names in GBIF and Catalogue of Life.

Sources：GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · Catalogue of Life (3LR, 2026-10-14 · doi:10.48580/dgzh4) · Wikidata (P225) · Blattodea Species File. Retrieved on 2026-11-13 (UTC). Matching method and decision rules are described on the data page.

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Related papers

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Acorhinotermes murui sp. nov. (Blattodea: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae:Rhinotermitinae), a new termite species from the Amazon basin
Daniel Castro · 2023 · Zootaxa
Abstract
Castro, Daniel (2023): Acorhinotermes murui sp. nov. (Blattodea: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae: Rhinotermitinae), a new termite species from the Amazon basin. Zootaxa 5353 (3): 294-300, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.3.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.3.7
A new species of Acorhinotermes Emerson, 1949 (Blattodea, Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) from Colombia, with a key to Neotropical Rhinotermitinae species based on minor soldiers
Daniel Castro, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn · 2019 · ZooKeys
Abstract
Acorhinotermes Emerson, 1949 is the only Neotropical Rhinotermitine genus with no major soldier. Herein Acorhinotermes claritae Castro & Scheffrahn, sp. nov. is described based on minor soldiers and an alate nymph collected in a secondary rain forest in the Colombian Amazon. The minor soldier of A. claritae Castro & Scheffrahn, sp. nov. has longer mandibular points and it is comparatively smaller than A. subfusciceps. An illustrated key to the minor soldiers of the Neotropical species of Rhinotermitinae is presented.
New fóssil termite species: Dolichorhinotermes Dominicanusfrom Dominican Amber (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae, Rjhinotermitinae)
Thomas Schlemmermeyer, Eliana M. Cancello · 2000 · Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
Abstract
A new fóssil termite species, the first Rhinotermitinae in amber, Dolichorhinotermes dominicanus, is described based on a single imago trapped in Dominican Amber.The fóssil indicates that a species of the Rhinotermescomplex (Rhinotermes, Dolichorhinotermes, Acorhinotermes) was present in the Caribbean region in the Miocene.

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Other species in Acorhinotermes (2 species)

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GB/T 7714

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Acorhinotermes claritae 克拉丽塔尖鼻白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/acorhinotermes-claritae/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_acorhinotermes_claritae_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Acorhinotermes claritae: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/acorhinotermes-claritae/},
  note         = {RHINOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

TY  - ELEC
TI  - Acorhinotermes claritae: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)
AU  - 班奈特格林
PY  - 2026
UR  - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/acorhinotermes-claritae/
DO  - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836
ER  -