Lepidotermes simplex 简单鳞白蚁
- Type locality
- South Africa: Natal: Amanzimtoti
- Distribution
- southern Africa, South Africa
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Summary
Lepidotermes simplex is a species of the genus Lepidotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Cubitermitinae). The species was described by Holmgren in 1913; the type locality is South Africa: Natal: Amanzimtoti. Distribution: southern Africa, South Africa. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Lepidotermes: From Greek lepis (scale) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet simplex: Latin simplex (simple)
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Cubitermitinae — 28 genera, 149 species
- Genus: Lepidotermes — 9 species
- Type species of the genus: Lepidotermes pretoriensis
Distribution
- Distribution records: southern Africa, South Africa
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Junior synonyms
This site records 1 junior synonym for the species, listed by its original literature source:
- Mirotermes (Procubitermes) havilandicus Fuller, 1925: 186-187 — type locality: South Africa: Natal: Haviland Rail
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Mirotermes (Procubitermes) havilandicus; this site treats it under Lepidotermes simplex.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Holmgren, 1913. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
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
Cached papers for this genus (matched automatically, for reference); to search this species with its junior synonyms merged in, use the literature search.
- Record of New Termite (Blattodea, Termitidae) Species in Togo West Africa
Abstract
In Africa, despite their economic and ecological importance, termites are still relatively unknown. Their systematic remains uncertain, the approximate number of species for many biogeographic areas is underestimated, and there is still confusion in the identification of the species for many genera. This study combined morphological traits with morphometric measurements to determine several species collected in Togo and provided head illustrations of soldiers. Termites were sampled within the frame of transects laid in several landscapes inside three different parks including: Fosse aux Lions, Galangashie, and Fazao Malfakassa. Samples were grouped by morphospecies and measurements of part of the body (length and/or width of head, mandible, pronotum, gula, and hind tibia) were conducted. Twelve termite species including Foraminitermescorniferus, Lepidotermes sp., Noditermes cristifrons, Noditermes sp. 1 and Noditermes sp. 2, Promirotermes holmgren infera, Promirotermes sp., Unguitermes sp., Amitermes evuncifer, A. guineensis, A. truncatus, and A. spinifer were separated and pictured. Ten new species were added to the check list of the country, including five unidentified ones. Further studies such as biomolecular analysis should be carried out in order to clarify the status of these unknown species.
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Other species in Lepidotermes (8 species)
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: Lepidotermes simplex 简单鳞白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/lepidotermes-simplex/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_lepidotermes_simplex_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Lepidotermes simplex: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/lepidotermes-simplex/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Lepidotermes simplex: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/lepidotermes-simplex/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -