Atlantitermes guarinim 好斗阿特拉斯白蚁
- Type locality
- Brasil: São Paulo: Itanhaém [24.1831S 46.7889W]
- Distribution
- Brazil
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Summary
Atlantitermes guarinim is a species and the type species of the genus Atlantitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Fontes in 1979; the type locality is Brasil: São Paulo: Itanhaém [24.1831S 46.7889W]. Distribution: Brazil.
Etymology
Genus name Atlantitermes: From the Atlantic + termes.
Specific epithet guarinim: Tupi guarinim (a tree/fruit)
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
- Genus: Atlantitermes — 8 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Brazil
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: Fontes, 1979. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
Distribution map
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Related papers
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- Morphology of the alate and worker mandibles of the soil-feeding nasute termites (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) from the neotropical region
Abstract
The morphology of the mandibles of the alates and workers of the 8 soil-feeding genera with nasute soldiers from the Neotropical Region is studied. Three mandibular patterns are recognized: (1) Convexitermes, Atlantitermes, Araujotermes, Coatitermes, Subulitermes and Agnathotermes have mandibles with complete marginal dentition and no reduced teeth, (2) Angularitermes has mandibles with complete marginal dentition but two teeth are vestigial, and in (3) Cyronotermes the marginal dentition is incomplete. A set of other characteristics is associated with each of these mandibular patterns. Intraspecific variation are registered, either between the alate and the worker castes of all genera, as between the worker types of the dimorphic worker caste of the genera with complete and developed marginal dentition. Such dimorphism was previously unreported for the soil-feeding Nasutitermitinae; the soldier arises from one worker type.
- Key to the soldiers ofAtlantitermesFontes 1979, with a new species from Brazil (Isoptera Termitidae Nasutitermitinae)
Abstract
A soldier-based key for the identification of the species of the neotropical termite genus Atlantitermes Fontes 1979 is presented. The diagnostic characters for the genus are reviewed and discussed, and the upturned nasus is excluded because it is not present in the soldier of every species. A. stercophilus n. sp., from the cerrado vegetation of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is described and illustrated. A. osborni (Emerson 1925) is recorded for the first time in the cerrado vegetation of southeastern Brazil. Drawings of the soldier of A. kirbyi (Snyder 1926) are presented for the first time.
- Morphology of the worker digestive tube of the soil-feeding nasute termites (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae ) from the neotropical region
Abstract
The morphology of the parts and the configuration in situ of the worker digestibe tube of the 8 soilfeeding genera with nasute solidiers from the Neotropical Region are studied. All genera showed a reduced or incomplete gizzard armature, a tubular first proctodeal segment terminating in the left half of the abdomen, an enteric valve armature with trilateral symmetry and often with strong spines, a paunch of two large sections separated by a constriction, and a long colon. In addition, a mixed segment at the mesenteron-proctodeal junction is absent in Convexitermes, Atlantitermes, Araujotermes, Coatitermes, Subulitermes and Agnathotermes, and present in Cyranotermes and Angularitermes, the latter having also a gizzard armature stronger than usual in the soilfeeding nasutes. The coiling of the gut and the morphology of some gut parts provide a good means for the identification of undissected workers of all genera.
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Other species in Atlantitermes (7 species)
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Atlantitermes guarinim 好斗阿特拉斯白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/atlantitermes-guarinim/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_atlantitermes_guarinim_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Atlantitermes guarinim: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/atlantitermes-guarinim/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Atlantitermes guarinim: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/atlantitermes-guarinim/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -