Neocapritermes taracua 塔拉夸新扭白蚁
- Type locality
- Brasil: Amazonas: Taracuá [ 0.1N 68.4667W ]
- Distribution
- Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru
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Summary
Neocapritermes taracua is a species of the genus Neocapritermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Neocapritermitinae). The species was described by Krishna & Araujo in 1968; the type locality is Brasil: Amazonas: Taracuá [ 0.1N 68.4667W ]. Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru.
Etymology
Genus name Neocapritermes: From Greek neos (new) + Latin caper (goat) + termes.
Specific epithet taracua: From the Tupi vernacular name taracuá (also tracuá, tacuá), the local name for carpenter ants (genus Camponotus).
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Neocapritermitinae — 3 genera, 20 species
- Genus: Neocapritermes — 17 species
- Type species of the genus: Neocapritermes opacus
Distribution
- Distribution records: Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru
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: Krishna & Araujo, 1968. 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
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- 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 ?
Abstract
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Literature notes
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Research notes
According to Hellemans et al. (2019), nest sections reworked by Neocapritermes taracua are used as nest sites by Spinitermes trispinosus: most of the 14 nests of the latter studied were subterranean, some built inside such abandoned sections and others at the bases of Astrocaryum palms.
References
Other species in Neocapritermes (16 species)
- Neocapritermes angusticeps
- Neocapritermes araguaia
- Neocapritermes bodkini
- Neocapritermes braziliensis
- Neocapritermes centralis
- Neocapritermes guyana
- Neocapritermes longinotus
- Neocapritermes mirim
- Neocapritermes opacus
- Neocapritermes parvus
- Neocapritermes pumilis
- Neocapritermes talpa
- Neocapritermes talpoides
- Neocapritermes unicornis
- Neocapritermes utiariti
- Neocapritermes villosus
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: Neocapritermes taracua 塔拉夸新扭白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neocapritermes-taracua/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_neocapritermes_taracua_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Neocapritermes taracua: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neocapritermes-taracua/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Neocapritermes taracua: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neocapritermes-taracua/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -