Trapellitermes loxomastax 弯颚菱角白蚁
- Type locality
- Gambia: near Daranka on Madinari road
- Distribution
- West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire
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Summary
Trapellitermes loxomastax is the only extant species of the genus Trapellitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Cubitermitinae). The species was described by Sands in 1995; the type locality is Gambia: near Daranka on Madinari road. Distribution: West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire.
Etymology
Genus name Trapellitermes: From Greek trapeza (table) + diminutive -ellus + termes.
Specific epithet loxomastax: Greek loxos (oblique) + mastax (jaw), oblique-jawed
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Cubitermitinae — 28 genera, 149 species
- Genus: Trapellitermes — monotypic, 1 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire
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: Sands, 1995. 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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- New genera and species of soil feeding termites (Isoptera: Termitidae) from African savannas
Abstract
Two new monotypic genera, belonging to the subfamilies Termitinae and Nasutiterminae respectively, namely Trapellitermes gen. n. from the Guinean savanna of West Africa and Enetotermes gen. n. from the central African savanna are described, together with two new West African species, each belonging to a hitherto monotypic genus of Termitinae previously recorded from central Africa. Keys are provided to all the available castes.
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Trapellitermes loxomastax 弯颚菱角白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/trapellitermes-loxomastax/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_trapellitermes_loxomastax_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Trapellitermes loxomastax: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/trapellitermes-loxomastax/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Trapellitermes loxomastax: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/trapellitermes-loxomastax/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -