Spinitermes trispinosus 三针针刺白蚁
- Type locality
- Brasil: Pará: Santarém [2.43917S 54.705W]
- Distribution
- Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
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Summary
Spinitermes trispinosus is a species and the type species of the genus Spinitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Termitinae). The species was described by Hagen in 1858; the type locality is Brasil: Pará: Santarém [2.43917S 54.705W]. Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela.
Etymology
Genus name Spinitermes: From Latin spina (spine) + termes.
Specific epithet trispinosus: Latin tri- (three) + spinosus (spiny), three-spined
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Termitinae — 23 genera, 107 species
- Genus: Spinitermes — 5 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
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: Hagen, 1858. 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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Literature notes
Edited notes based on the original literature, not transcriptions. The source markers in each paragraph point to archived records in .sources; full citations are listed below.
Nesting sites and evidence of parthenogenesis
According to Hellemans et al. (2019), the nests of Spinitermes trispinosus are mostly subterranean, often built inside nest sections reworked by Neocapritermes taracua or at the base of Astrocaryum palms, and are rather diffuse; of 14 nests, 5 contained primary reproductives, 2 contained a single neotenic queen and 3 contained female aspirants; three microsatellite loci in 4 nests revealed a single-family structure, 4 of 8 nymphal females were fully homozygous, and in one nest an aspirant lacked paternal alleles, confirming parthenogenesis, while the primary queen of another nest was also fully homozygous (probability of sexual origin p = 0.008); fifth-instar nymphs occurred in nests collected in June 2016 and April 2017, indicating that dispersal flights take place at the end of the wet season.
References
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 trispinosus 三针针刺白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/spinitermes-trispinosus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_spinitermes_trispinosus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Spinitermes trispinosus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/spinitermes-trispinosus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Spinitermes trispinosus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/spinitermes-trispinosus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -