Longustitermes manni 曼长工白蚁
- Type locality
- Honduras: Lombardia
- Distribution
- Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama
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Summary
Longustitermes manni is the only extant species of the genus Longustitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Apicotermitinae). The species was described by Snyder in 1922; the type locality is Honduras: Lombardia. Distribution: Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Longustitermes: From Latin longus (long) + termes.
Specific epithet manni: Named after the entomologist W. M. Mann
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Apicotermitinae — 68 genera, 241 species
- Genus: Longustitermes — monotypic, 1 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama
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:
- Anoplotermes (Anoplotermes) linearis Snyder, 1926: 53-54 — type locality: Bolivia: La Paz: Tumupasa [ 14.15S 67.9167W ]
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Anoplotermes (Anoplotermes) linearis; this site treats it under Longustitermes manni.
Morphology
The description below is paraphrased from the original or a later revision, by caste; the source is cited at the end.
Diagnostic characters
In the worker the enteric valve seating (EVS) is trilobed, on which basis it is separated from Hirsutitermes, whose enteric valve seating is tubular; the armature of the enteric valve is a continuous garland-like structure covering the cuticle between the cushions and composed of several hundred minute, thin spines. It is smaller than Hirsutitermes.
Worker
The armature of the enteric valve (EVA) is a continuous garland-like structure, the spines small, thin and numbered in the hundreds, extending onto the cuticle between the cushions; the enteric valve seating is trilobed. The species is relatively small.
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
Cached papers for this genus (matched automatically, for reference); to search this species with its junior synonyms merged in, use the literature search.
- Towards a revision of the Neotropical soldierless termites (Isoptera : Termitidae): redescription of the genus Anoplotermes and description of Longustitermes, gen. nov.*
Abstract
Soldierless termites are well represented in the Neotropics where they constitute about one-third of the total termite species richness. However, despite their substantial diversity, they have been neglected by most taxonomists because they lack soldiers. Species identification therefore relies upon worker characters, in particular the anatomy of the digestive tract and the enteric valve armature. Here, in order to provide a solid basis for future taxonomic work on this group, we supply detailed descriptions of the type species of the genus Anoplotermes, A. pacificus, and of a few common and widespread species, which we retain in Anoplotermes: A. banksi, A. parvus and A. janus, sp. nov. We transfer Anoplotermes manni to a new genus, Longustitermes, and place six species into synonymy. This redefinition of the genus Anoplotermes is complemented by DNA sequences of four genetic markers to allow species identification by molecular techniques and future phylogenetic studies. This study represents a first step towards a complete revision of the neotropical Anoplotermes-group.
- Compositermes bani sp.n. (Isoptera, Termitidae, Apicotermitinae), a new species of soldierless termite from Bolivia
Abstract
Species of neotropical Apicotermitinae (Termitidae) are soldierless, restricting species identification in this group to workers or seasonally present winged imagos. All neotropical Apicotermitinae were placed in the genus Anoplotermes, until Mathews (1977) described two new genera, Grigiotermes and Ruptitermes. Fontes (1986) described two more genera, Aparatermes and Tetimatermes. Twenty years passed without any taxonomic advances in this group until Scheffrahn et al. 2006 described two new Anoplotermes species from the West Indies and Bourguignon et al. 2010 described Longustitermes manni, (=Anoplotermes manni Snyder), Anoplotermes janus, and placed six other species into synonymy. Finally, Scheffrahn 2013 described a new genus and species, Compositermes vindai, characterized by a ring of sclerotized paddles at the junction of the enteric valve seating (EVS) and paunch (P3).
- Delineating species boundaries using an iterative taxonomic approach: The case of soldierless termites (Isoptera, Termitidae, Apicotermitinae)
Abstract
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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: Longustitermes manni 曼长工白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/longustitermes-manni/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_longustitermes_manni_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Longustitermes manni: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/longustitermes-manni/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Longustitermes manni: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/longustitermes-manni/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -