Spinitermes longiceps 长头针刺白蚁
- Type locality
- Brasil: Amazonas: Maraã [1.848S 65.523W]
- Distribution
- Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador
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Summary
Spinitermes longiceps is a species of the genus Spinitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Termitinae). The species was described by Constantino in 1991; the type locality is Brasil: Amazonas: Maraã [1.848S 65.523W]. Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador.
Etymology
Genus name Spinitermes: From Latin spina (spine) + termes.
Specific epithet longiceps: Latin longus (long) + -ceps (head), long-headed
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Termitinae — 23 genera, 107 species
- Genus: Spinitermes — 5 species
- Type species of the genus: Spinitermes trispinosus
Distribution
- Distribution records: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador
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: Constantino, 1991. 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.
- Soldier head morphology of the Neotropical termites: Embiratermes festivellus Silvestri and Spinitermes brevicornutus (Desneux) (Isoptera, Termitidae)
Abstract
Heads of soldier termites belonging to the species Embiratermes festivellus (Silvestri, 1901) (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) and Spinitermes brevicornutus (Desneux, 1904) (Termitidae, Termitinae) were examined using scanning electron microscopy. Individual glandular openings are present in the upper part of E. festivellus head and correspond to class 3 glandular cells. Campaniform sensillae occur in both termite heads, but this sensorial structure was not observed in the nasus extremity of E. festivellus soldier.
- C and N concentrations in biogenic structures of a soil-feeding termite and a fungus-growing ant in the Colombian savannas
Abstract
- Termites (Isoptera) from the lower Japurá River, Amazonas State, Brazil.
Abstract
Seventy species of termites were collected in primary forests on the lower Japura River, Amazonas State, Brazil. Seven new species, Orthognathotermes humilis, sp.n., Spinitermes longiceps, sp.n., Armitermes gnomus, sp.n., Araujotermes nanus, sp.n., Embiratermes ignotus, sp.n., Subulitermes constricticeps, sp. n., and Syntermes robustus, sp.n., are described. The imago of Cavitermes parvicavus is described for the first time. Drawings of the soldiers’ head, alates’ head and mandibles, worker’s mandibles and enteric valve armature are presented for the new species and for those without adequate illustrations in the literature.
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Other species in Spinitermes (4 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: Spinitermes longiceps 长头针刺白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/spinitermes-longiceps/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_spinitermes_longiceps_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Spinitermes longiceps: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/spinitermes-longiceps/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Spinitermes longiceps: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/spinitermes-longiceps/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -