Cornicapritermes mucronatus 尖锐角扭白蚁
- Type locality
- Guyana: Cuyuni-Mazaruni: Penal Settlement [6.4N 58.658W]
- Distribution
- Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia
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Summary
Cornicapritermes mucronatus is the only extant species of the genus Cornicapritermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Termitinae). The species was described by Emerson in 1950; the type locality is Guyana: Cuyuni-Mazaruni: Penal Settlement [6.4N 58.658W]. Distribution: Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia.
Etymology
Genus name Cornicapritermes: From Latin cornu (horn) + caper (goat) + termes.
Specific epithet mucronatus: From mucron + atus
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Termitinae — 23 genera, 107 species
- Genus: Cornicapritermes — monotypic, 1 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Morphology
The description below is paraphrased from the original or a later revision, by caste; the source is cited at the end.
Diagnostic characters
Compared with Paracapritermes, Mirocapritermes and Quasitermes, the mandibular asymmetry of the soldier is stronger and marginal tooth 2 of the worker is less distinct; Emerson (1950) considered Paracapritermes the most generalised of the four, Mirocapritermes next, Quasitermes next, and Cornicapritermes the most specialised.
Soldier
The head is thick and long, its sides slightly curved; the conical frontal projection points forwards, extends far beyond the mandibular bases, is slightly upturned at its tip, and bears a small swelling before and below the tip that appears to be the opening of the fontanelle.
Worker
The apical tooth is distinctly larger than marginal tooth 1; marginal tooth 2 of the right mandible is reduced or absent; on the left mandible there is a small notch between marginal tooth 3 and the fused marginal teeth 1 and 2.
This genus is monotypic, containing only this species; the following is the genus-level description based on the original literature; species-level measurements and intraspecific variation are given in the original.
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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- Dolichorhinotermes neli n. sp., nouvelle espèce pour la science et Cornicapritermes mucronatus Emerson, 1950, nouvelle espèce de Termite pour la Guyane française (Isopt., Rhinotermitidae et Termitidae)
Abstract
Ensaf Alireza, Betsch Jean-Marie. Dolichorhinotermes neli n. sp., nouvelle espèce pour la science et Cornicapritermes mucronatus Emerson, 1950, nouvelle espèce de Termite pour la Guyane française (Isopt., Rhinotermitidae et Termitidae). In: Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, volume 107 (4), octobre 2002. pp. 346-348.
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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: Cornicapritermes mucronatus 尖锐角扭白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/cornicapritermes-mucronatus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_cornicapritermes_mucronatus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Cornicapritermes mucronatus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/cornicapritermes-mucronatus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Cornicapritermes mucronatus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/cornicapritermes-mucronatus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -