Chasitermes pax 和平蔡斯白蚁
- Type locality
- Trinidad and Tobago: Tunapuna [ 10.667N 61.396W ]
- Distribution
- Trinidad and Tobago
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Summary
Chasitermes pax is a species and the type species of the genus Chasitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Apicotermitinae). The species was described by Scheffrahn & Carrijo in 2023; the type locality is Trinidad and Tobago: Tunapuna [ 10.667N 61.396W ]. Distribution: Trinidad and Tobago.
Etymology
Genus name Chasitermes: Etymology uncertain; -termes from Latin termes.
Specific epithet pax: Latin pax (peace)
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Apicotermitinae — 68 genera, 241 species
- Genus: Chasitermes — 2 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Trinidad and Tobago
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 & Carrijo, 2023. 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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- Chasitermes pax, a new genus and species of soldierless termite (Termitidae, Apicotermitinae) from the island of Trinidad
Abstract
Chasitermes pax Scheffrahn & Carrijo gen. et sp. nov. is described from workers collected from a single colony in the Northern Range of Trinidad. The shape and texture of the unsclerotized enteric valve, tubular shape of the enteric valve seating, and prominent spherical mesenteric tongue of C. pax are the diagnostic characters for both the genus and species. A Bayesian phylogenetic analysis using the COI gene and including all neotropical Apicotermitinae genera described to date supports the new genus as a distinct terminal.
- Chasitermes tupan, a New Species of Apicotermitinae (Blattodea, Termitidae) from the Amazon Rainforest, with Addition to the Diagnosis of the Genus
Abstract
Most genera of Apicotermitinae described in the Neotropics are still regarded as monotypic. In this paper, we describe a second species for the so far monotypic genus Chasitermes: Chasitermes tupan sp. nov., discovered in the Amazon Rainforest. The worker is characterized by external features, such as a strongly dilated tibia, and internal features, such as a very dilated first procodeal segment and long enteric valve seating. The description of this new taxon within the Apicotermitinae emphasizes the diversity of species of this subfamily, which remains largely unexplored in the Neotropics.
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Other species in Chasitermes (1 species)
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Chasitermes pax 和平蔡斯白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/chasitermes-pax/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_chasitermes_pax_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Chasitermes pax: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/chasitermes-pax/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Chasitermes pax: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/chasitermes-pax/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -