Neocapritermes opacus 发黑新扭白蚁
- Type locality
- Brasil: Minas Gerais: Congonhas [ 20.4997S 43.8578W ]
- Distribution
- Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, French Guiana, Uruguay, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru
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Summary
Neocapritermes opacus is a species and the type species of the genus Neocapritermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Neocapritermitinae). The species was described by Hagen in 1858; the type locality is Brasil: Minas Gerais: Congonhas [ 20.4997S 43.8578W ]. Distribution: Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, French Guiana, Uruguay, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru. This site records 6 junior synonyms for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Neocapritermes: From Greek neos (new) + Latin caper (goat) + termes.
Specific epithet opacus: Latin opacus (dull, opaque)
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Neocapritermitinae — 3 genera, 20 species
- Genus: Neocapritermes — 17 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, French Guiana, Uruguay, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Junior synonyms
This site records 6 junior synonyms for the species, listed by their original literature source:
- Termes saliens Müller, 1873: 347 — type locality: Brasil: Santa Catarina: Blumenau [ 26.91S 49.044W ]
- Termes orensis Sörensen, 1884: 22-23 — type locality: Argentina: Chaco: Río de Oro [ 27.0422S 58.5667W ]
- Termes lacussancti Sörensen, 1884: 23-24 — type locality: Brasil: Minas Gerais: Lagoa Santa [ 19.63S 43.88W ]
- Termes (Capritermes) paradoxus Wasmann, 1897: 151-152 — type locality: Brasil: Rio Grande do Sul: São Leopoldo [ 29.7603S 51.1472W ]
- Capritermes alienus Rosen, 1912: 229-230 — type locality: (country unknown): ?
- Capritermes (Neocapritermes) parallelus Snyder, 1926: 67-69 — type locality: Bolivia: Pando: Rosario (near Lake Rogagua) [ 13.9667S 66.8667W ]
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonyms above (Termes saliens, Termes orensis, Termes lacussancti, Termes (Capritermes) paradoxus, Capritermes alienus, Capritermes (Neocapritermes) parallelus); this site treats them all under Neocapritermes opacus.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Hagen, 1858. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
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Distribution map
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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.
- Magnetic resonance as a technique to magnetic biosensors characterization in Neocapritermes opacus termites
Abstract
- Description of the imago of Neocapritermes utiariti (Isoptera: Termitidae: Termitinae)
Abstract
The neotropical termite genus Neocapritermes Holmgren (1912) was revised by Krishna & Araujo (1968), who recognized 14 valid species. Two additional species were described by Constantino (1991), and another one by Bandeira & Cancello (1992). However, the imago of most species of Neocapritermes remain unknown. In this paper we describe for the first time the imago of Neocapritermes utiariti based on specimens from the State of Rondônia, Brazil. The examined material will be deposited in the Invertebrate Collection of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (INPA). Comparisons with other imagoes of Neocapritermes were made based on descriptions and figures from Krishna & Araújo (1968). The measurements were taken with an ocular micrometer following Roonwal's (1970) system of morphometric characters.
- Explosive behaviour in workers of the snapping termite Neocapritermes taracua: Is there anything ordinary ?
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Other species in Neocapritermes (16 species)
- Neocapritermes angusticeps
- Neocapritermes araguaia
- Neocapritermes bodkini
- Neocapritermes braziliensis
- Neocapritermes centralis
- Neocapritermes guyana
- Neocapritermes longinotus
- Neocapritermes mirim
- Neocapritermes parvus
- Neocapritermes pumilis
- Neocapritermes talpa
- Neocapritermes talpoides
- Neocapritermes taracua
- Neocapritermes unicornis
- Neocapritermes utiariti
- Neocapritermes villosus
Cite this species
Citation strings are generated from the fields of this page; please keep the DOI and the version number when citing.
GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Neocapritermes opacus 发黑新扭白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neocapritermes-opacus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_neocapritermes_opacus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Neocapritermes opacus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neocapritermes-opacus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Neocapritermes opacus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neocapritermes-opacus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -