Ancistrotermes latinotus 宽背钩白蚁
- Type locality
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: Katanga: Luapula
- Distribution
- southern Africa, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Angola, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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Summary
Ancistrotermes latinotus is a species of the genus Ancistrotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Macrotermitinae). The species was described by Holmgren in 1912; the type locality is Democratic Republic of the Congo: Katanga: Luapula. Distribution: southern Africa, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Angola, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Ancistrotermes: From Greek ankistron (hook) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet latinotus: From lati + notus
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Macrotermitinae — 12 genera, 373 species
- Genus: Ancistrotermes — 16 species
- Type species of the genus: Ancistrotermes crucifer
Distribution
- Distribution records: southern Africa, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Angola, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Junior synonyms
This site records 1 junior synonym for the species, listed by its original literature source:
- Ancistrotermes lebomboensis Fuller, 1922: 103-104 — type locality: Swaziland: Lebombo Flats N of Umbuluzi River near Komati
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Ancistrotermes lebomboensis; this site treats it under Ancistrotermes latinotus.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Holmgren, 1912. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
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Distribution map
Aggregated from GBIF occurrence records on a 1° grid; only extant taxa of this checklist are used, so fossil records are excluded. Dot size and shade show the number of records inside a cell.
Related papers
Cached papers for this genus (matched automatically, for reference); to search this species with its junior synonyms merged in, use the literature search.
- Chemical Defence in the Termite Ancistrotermes cavithorax
Abstract
- A Termitomyces on the fungus stones of an African Ancistrotermes.
Abstract
- Chemical defence in the termite Ancistrotermes cavithorax: ancistrodial and ancistrofuran
Abstract
Soldiers of the termite Ancistrotermes cavithorax produce terpenoid defence secretions, but whereas the minor soldiers produce ancistrodial (1) exclusively, the major soldiers secrete ancistrofuran (6), together with (4) and (5).
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Literature notes
Edited notes based on the original literature, not transcriptions. The source markers in each paragraph point to archived records in .sources; full citations are listed below.
Research notes
According to the abstract, Bigger (1966) recorded 54 occupied nest chambers of Ancistrotermes latinotus in the same pit measuring 50×24 ft and 6 ft deep; unlike the almost random scatter of the two Microtermes species, these chambers were grouped in small clusters connected by long galleries.
References
Other species in Ancistrotermes (15 species)
- Ancistrotermes cavithorax
- Ancistrotermes crassiceps
- Ancistrotermes crucifer
- Ancistrotermes dimorphus
- Ancistrotermes dubius
- Ancistrotermes equatorius
- Ancistrotermes ganlanbaensis
- Ancistrotermes guineensis
- Ancistrotermes hekouensis
- Ancistrotermes menglianensis
- Ancistrotermes microdens
- Ancistrotermes pakistanicus
- Ancistrotermes periphrasis
- Ancistrotermes wasmanni
- Ancistrotermes xiai
Cite this species
Citation strings are generated from the fields of this page; please keep the DOI and the version number when citing.
GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Ancistrotermes latinotus 宽背钩白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/ancistrotermes-latinotus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_ancistrotermes_latinotus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Ancistrotermes latinotus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/ancistrotermes-latinotus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Ancistrotermes latinotus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/ancistrotermes-latinotus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -