Koutabatermes spinifer 具刺库塔巴白蚁
- Type locality
- Cameroon: Région Ouest, near Koutaba, Koumaja village (5.6244, 10.7542) [ 5.6244N 10.7542E ]
- Distribution
- Neotropics (specific countries not verified), Cameroon
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Summary
Koutabatermes spinifer is the only extant species of the genus Koutabatermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Apicotermitinae). The species was described by Romero-Arias & Roisin in 2021; the type locality is Cameroon: Région Ouest, near Koutaba, Koumaja village (5.6244, 10.7542) [ 5.6244N 10.7542E ]. Distribution: Neotropics (specific countries not verified), Cameroon.
Etymology
Genus name Koutabatermes: From the place name Koutaba; -termes from Latin termes.
Specific epithet spinifer: Latin spina (spine) + -fer (bearing), spiny
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Apicotermitinae — 68 genera, 241 species
- Genus: Koutabatermes — monotypic, 1 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Neotropics (specific countries not verified), Cameroon
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: Romero-Arias & Roisin, 2021. 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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- Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of Apicotermitinae (Blattodea: Termitidae)
Abstract
Soil‐feeding termites are abundant in tropical regions and play an important role in soil bioturbation and in the organic matter cycle. The Apicotermitinae are arguably the most diverse lineage of soil‐feeding termites, but they are also the most understudied, probably because many species are soldierless, which makes identification difficult. Although the backbone of the termite phylogenetic tree is now well‐resolved, the relationships among representatives of Apicotermitinae are still largely unknown. Here, we present phylogenetic trees inferred from 113 mitochondrial genomes of Apicotermitinae representative of the group diversity. Our analyses confirm the monophyly of the Apicotermitinae and the basal position of soldiered taxa, within which two lineages of soldierless species are nested. We describe two new monotypic genera, whose phylogenetic position appeared of special interest: Koutabatermes gen. n., lies on a long branch among soldiered taxa, and Apolemotermes gen. n., is sister to Adaiphrotermes. We resolved, with high support, the position of Asian genera as sister group of a clade comprising the monophyletic neotropical Anoplotermes ‐group and the small African clade including Adaiphrotermes and Apolemotermes gen. n.. Our trees cast light on the intergeneric and interspecific relationships within Apicotermitinae and reveal the polyphyly of several genera, including Ruptitermes, Astalotermes and Anoplotermes. Biogeographic reconstructions revealed two dispersal events out of Africa, one to the Oriental realm and one to the Neotropical realm. Overall, the timing of Apicotermitinae diversification and dispersal, following the Eocene–Oligocene boundary, matches that found for other groups of Neoisoptera. Nomenclatural acts are registered in ZooBank: http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CA1A21B6‐573E‐4855‐8C88‐372453C922F7.
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Koutabatermes spinifer 具刺库塔巴白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/koutabatermes-spinifer/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_koutabatermes_spinifer_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Koutabatermes spinifer: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/koutabatermes-spinifer/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Koutabatermes spinifer: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/koutabatermes-spinifer/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -