Duplidentitermes furcatidens Sjöstedt, 1924 叉齿双齿白蚁

Species · * Type species

Type locality: Central African Republic: Bania; Nola
Distribution: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire

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Summary

Duplidentitermes furcatidens is a species and the type species of the genus Duplidentitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Apicotermitinae). The species was described by Sjöstedt in 1924; the type locality is Central African Republic: Bania; Nola. Distribution: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire.

Etymology

Genus name Duplidentitermes: From Latin duplex (double) + dens (tooth) + termes.

Specific epithet furcatidens: Latin furca (fork) + dens (tooth), fork-toothed

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
Subfamily: Apicotermitinae — 68 genera, 241 species
Genus: Duplidentitermes — 3 species

Distribution

Distribution records: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire

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: Sjöstedt, 1924. 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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Other databases

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GBIF Backbone Duplidentitermes furcatidens accepted Duplidentitermes furcatidens (Sjöstedt, 1924) · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Duplidentitermes furcatidens (Sjöstedt, 1924) accepted
WikidataQ140250584taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileDuplidentitermes furcatidens (Sjöstedt, 1924) validauto-matched

✔ Consistent with the accepted names in GBIF and Catalogue of Life.

Sources：GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · Catalogue of Life (3LR, 2026-10-14 · doi:10.48580/dgzh4) · Wikidata (P225) · Blattodea Species File. Retrieved on 2026-11-13 (UTC). Matching method and decision rules are described on the data page.

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Related papers

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Duplidentitermes furcatidens (Sjöstedt, 1924) (Isoptera, Termitidae) in Northern Guinea savanna habitats, Ghana
John Benzie · 1983 · African Journal of Ecology
Abstract
The ultrastructure of the intramandibular gland in soldiers of the termite Machadotermes rigidus (Blattodea: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae)
Tereza Beránková, Aleš Buček, Thomas Bourguignon, Johanna Romero Arias, Pierre Dieudonné Akama, David Sillam‐Dussès, Jan Šobotník et al. · 2022 · Arthropod Structure & Development
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· 2022 · Arthropod Structure & Development
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Other species in Duplidentitermes (2 species)

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GB/T 7714

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Duplidentitermes furcatidens 叉齿双齿白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/duplidentitermes-furcatidens/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_duplidentitermes_furcatidens_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Duplidentitermes furcatidens: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/duplidentitermes-furcatidens/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

TY  - ELEC
TI  - Duplidentitermes furcatidens: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)
AU  - 班奈特格林
PY  - 2026
UR  - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/duplidentitermes-furcatidens/
DO  - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836
ER  -