Thoracotermes grevillensis 格瑞维勒胸白蚁
- Type locality
- Angola: Muquitixe
- Distribution
- Angola
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Summary
Thoracotermes grevillensis is a species of the genus Thoracotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Cubitermitinae). The species was described by Weidner in 1974; the type locality is Angola: Muquitixe. Distribution: Angola.
Etymology
Genus name Thoracotermes: From Greek thōrax (thorax) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet grevillensis: From Greville (personal or place name) + Latin suffix -ensis, i.e. ‘of Greville’.
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Cubitermitinae — 28 genera, 149 species
- Genus: Thoracotermes — 4 species
- Type species of the genus: Thoracotermes macrothorax
Distribution
- Distribution records: Angola
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: Weidner, 1974. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
Distribution map
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Related papers
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- Distribution of polysaccharides within the humic compounds of soils subjected to a humivorous termite Thoracotermes macrothorax Sjöstedt
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- Les composes humiques des termitieres de Thoracotermes macrothorax (Humivore) et de Macrotermes mülleri (Champignonniste)
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- Comparative Physico-Chemical Analyses of Soil-Feeding Thoracotermes Macrothorax and Fungus-Growing Macrotermes Mulleri Termite Mounds
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Other species in Thoracotermes (3 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: Thoracotermes grevillensis 格瑞维勒胸白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/thoracotermes-grevillensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_thoracotermes_grevillensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Thoracotermes grevillensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/thoracotermes-grevillensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Thoracotermes grevillensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/thoracotermes-grevillensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -