Antillitermes subtilis 细瘦安的列斯白蚁
- Type locality
- Dominican Republic: Caracoles
- Distribution
- Cuba, Dominican Republic
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Summary
Antillitermes subtilis is the only extant species of the genus Antillitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Scheffrahn & Krecek in 1993; the type locality is Dominican Republic: Caracoles. Distribution: Cuba, Dominican Republic.
Etymology
Genus name Antillitermes: From the Antilles + termes.
Specific epithet subtilis: From subt + ilis
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
- Genus: Antillitermes — monotypic, 1 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Cuba, Dominican Republic
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: Scheffrahn & Krecek, 1993. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
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
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- Generic Revision of the Smaller Nasute Termites of the Greater Antilles (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae)
Abstract
The generic status of the Greater Antillean smaller nasutes (all genera except Nasutitermes) is revised, paying special attention to anatomical characters of the workers. Two new monotypic genera, Caribitermes and Antillitermes, are created. Terrenitermes Spaeth, 1967, is synonymized with Parvitermes Emerson (in Snyder 1949). The following new combinations are proposed: Parvitermes aequalis (Snyder, 1924a) (formerly in Obtusitermes), Parvitermes antillarum (Holmgren, 1910) (formerly in Velocitermes), Parvitermes toussainti (Banks, 1919) (formerly in Terrenitermes), Caribitermes discolor (Banks, 1919) and Antillitermes subtilis (Scheffrahn & Křeček, 1993) (both formerly in Parvitermes). The 2 mainland species formerly assigned to Parvitermes should be removed from this genus: one resulting new combination is Velocitermes laticephalus (Snyder, 1926), whereas the actual taxonomic position of the species described as Parvitermes bacchanalis Mathews, 1977, remains unclear. With the exception of a Constrictotermes species present in Cuba, the smaller nasute fauna of the Greater Antilles and adjacent Bahamas and Virgin Islands now appears endemic to this region at the genus level. We hypothesize that an ancestor related to Obtusitermes diversified in the Greater Antilles and gave rise to all Parvitermes, Caribitermes and perhaps Antillitermes species.
- Parvitermes (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) in Central America: Two new termite species and reassignment of Nasutitermes mexicanus
Abstract
The termite genus Parvitermes is now recognized on the Central American mainland to include Parvitermes mexicanus, new combination (previously in Nasutitermes) and two new species, Parvitermes mesoamericanus sp. n. and Parvitermes yucatanus sp. n., herein described from soldiers and workers. These three species, nine West Indian Parvitermes, and Antillitermes subtilis all share characteristic enteric valve spines that orientate against intestinal flow. All species are subterranean nesters and cellulose feeders. Evidence is mounting that generic-level endemicity may be completely absent among the West Indian nasutitermitine fauna and that its origins stem from Central America.
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Literature notes
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Taxonomic history
According to Scheffrahn (2016), Antillitermes subtilis shares with the three mainland Middle American species of Parvitermes the character of enteric-valve spines directed against the flow of the gut; all of them nest underground and feed on cellulose.
References
Cite this species
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Antillitermes subtilis 细瘦安的列斯白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/antillitermes-subtilis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_antillitermes_subtilis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Antillitermes subtilis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/antillitermes-subtilis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Antillitermes subtilis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/antillitermes-subtilis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -