Trinervitermes trinervoides Sjöstedt, 1911 似三脉三脉白蚁

Species

Type locality: South Africa: Cape Province: Laingsburg
Distribution: South Africa, Namibia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Lesotho, Mozambique, Eswatini, Zimbabwe

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Summary

Trinervitermes trinervoides is a species of the genus Trinervitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Sjöstedt in 1911; the type locality is South Africa: Cape Province: Laingsburg. Distribution: South Africa, Namibia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Lesotho, Mozambique, Eswatini, Zimbabwe. This site records 10 junior synonyms for the species.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet trinervoides: Latin tri- (three) + nervus (vein) + -oides (like)

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, Namibia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Lesotho, Mozambique, Eswatini, 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 10 junior synonyms for the species, listed by their original literature source:

Eutermes (Trinervitermes) auriceps Holmgren, 1913: 338-339 — type locality: South Africa: Natal: Lake Sibayi
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) trinerviformis Holmgren, 1913: 336-337 — type locality: Natal: Pietermaritzburg, Lake Sibayi
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) dubius Holmgren, 1913: 339-340 — type locality: Natal: Pinetown
Eutermes hentschelianus Sjöstedt, 1914: 88-91 — type locality: South Africa: Natal: Pietermaritzburg
Trinervitermes kurumanensis Fuller, 1922: 113 — type locality: Natal: Pinetown
Trinervitermes gemellus thomseni Fuller, 1922: 111 — type locality: Zululand: Mfolozi Junction
Trinervitermes havilandi Fuller, 1922: 113 — type locality: South Africa: Natal: Avoca
Trinervitermes fuscus Fuller, 1922: 113 — type locality: Namibia: “Otjosondyombo am Eiab” [probably Otjosongombe]
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) messor Sjöstedt, 1924: 257 — type locality: South Africa: Cape Province: Kuruman
Trinervitermes hilli Snyder, 1949: 327 — type locality: South Africa: Somerset West, Pearston

In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonyms above (Eutermes (Trinervitermes) auriceps, Eutermes (Trinervitermes) trinerviformis, Eutermes (Trinervitermes) dubius, Eutermes hentschelianus, Trinervitermes kurumanensis, Trinervitermes gemellus thomseni, Trinervitermes havilandi, Trinervitermes fuscus); this site treats them all under Trinervitermes trinervoides.

Morphology

A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Sjöstedt, 1911. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.

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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.

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99 records · 34 grid cells · GeoJSON · Trinervitermes · checklist extant taxa only

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 trinervoides accepted Trinervitermes trinervoides (Sjöstedt, 1911) · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Trinervitermes trinervoides (Sjöstedt, 1911) accepted
WikidataQ4051770taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileTrinervitermes trinervoides (Sjöstedt, 1911) 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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Records follow the original literature; please attach an evidence link.

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

Papers on this species, synonyms included → OpenAlex Google Scholar CNKI

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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.

Foraging and territory

According to the abstract of observations by Adam et al. (2008) in South Africa, Trinervitermes trinervoides forages at night in summer, at ambient temperatures of 10–14 °C in the field, and foraged at 13–25 °C in the laboratory; a foraging column leaving a single exit covered about 0.78 m², a single colony exploited a foraging area of about 214 m², the foraging areas of neighbouring colonies overlapped, and each colony occupied a single mound.

References

Adam, R. A.; Mitchell, J. D.; van der Westhuizen, M. C. 2008. Aspects of foraging in the harvester termite, Trinervitermes trinervoides (Sjöstedt) (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). African Entomology 16(2): 153–161.

Literature notes updated: 2026-11-13.

Cite this species

Citation strings are generated from the fields of this page; please keep the DOI and the version number when citing.

GB/T 7714

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Trinervitermes trinervoides 似三脉三脉白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/trinervitermes-trinervoides/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_trinervitermes_trinervoides_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Trinervitermes trinervoides: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/trinervitermes-trinervoides/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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