Trinervitermes rapulum Sjöstedt, 1904 蔓菁三脉白蚁

Species

Type locality: Tanzania: Tanga
Distribution: South Africa, Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

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Summary

Trinervitermes rapulum is a species of the genus Trinervitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Sjöstedt in 1904; the type locality is Tanzania: Tanga. Distribution: South Africa, Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe. This site records 3 junior synonyms for the species.

Etymology

Genus name Trinervitermes: From Latin tri- (three) + nervus (vein) + termes.

Specific epithet rapulum: Latin rapum (turnip) + -ulum (small), small turnip

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
Genus: Trinervitermes — 21 species
Type species of the genus: Trinervitermes trinervius

Distribution

Distribution records: South Africa, Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.

Junior synonyms

This site records 3 junior synonyms for the species, listed by their original literature source:

Eutermes (Trinervitermes) dispar disparioides Holmgren, 1913: 342-343 — type locality: South Africa: Zululand: Mhalazinga
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) dispar zuluensis Holmgren, 1913: 340-342 — type locality: South Africa: Zululand: Mfolozi drift, Mkosi
Trinervitermes pretoriensis Fuller, 1922: 114, 121, 122 — type locality: South Africa: Transvaal: Pretoria: Meukleneuk

In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonyms above (Eutermes (Trinervitermes) dispar disparioides, Eutermes (Trinervitermes) dispar zuluensis, Trinervitermes pretoriensis); this site treats them all under Trinervitermes rapulum.

Morphology

A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Sjöstedt, 1904. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.

Distribution map

No GBIF record with coordinates was found for this species.

Other databases

The links below are produced by matching the scientific name against public APIs, for cross-checking. The checklist data itself is unchanged.

GBIF Backbone Trinervitermes rapulum accepted Trinervitermes rapulum (Sjöstedt, 1904) · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Trinervitermes rapulum (Sjöstedt, 1904) accepted
WikidataQ140073713taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileTrinervitermes rapulum (Sjöstedt, 1904) validauto-matched

✔ Consistent with the accepted names in GBIF and Catalogue of Life.

Sources：GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · Catalogue of Life (3LR, 2026-10-14 · doi:10.48580/dgzh4) · Wikidata (P225) · Blattodea Species File. Retrieved on 2026-11-13 (UTC). Matching method and decision rules are described on the data page.

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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.

Diterpene composition of defense secretion of four West African Trinervitermes soldiers [Trinervitermes geminatus, Trinervitermes togoensis, Trinervitermes trinervius, Trinervitermes oeconomus, chemical structures; Ivory Coast]
J. C. Braekman, Désiré Daloze, A. Dupont, Jacques M. Pasteéls, Guy Josens · 1984 ·
Abstract
The trail pheromone of the termite, Trinervitermes trinervoides
Wälter R. Tschinkel, Peter G. Close · 1973 · Journal of Insect Physiology
Abstract
Trinervitermes Species-the Snouted Harvester Termites.
W. G. H. Coaton · 1948 ·
Abstract

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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: Trinervitermes rapulum 蔓菁三脉白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/trinervitermes-rapulum/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_trinervitermes_rapulum_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Trinervitermes rapulum: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/trinervitermes-rapulum/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

TY  - ELEC
TI  - Trinervitermes rapulum: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)
AU  - 班奈特格林
PY  - 2026
UR  - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/trinervitermes-rapulum/
DO  - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836
ER  -