Velocitermes laticephalus Snyder, 1926 宽头快白蚁

Species

Type locality: Bolivia: La Paz: Covendo [15.79S 66.975W]
Distribution: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru

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Summary

Velocitermes laticephalus is a species of the genus Velocitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Snyder in 1926; the type locality is Bolivia: La Paz: Covendo [15.79S 66.975W]. Distribution: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru.

Etymology

Genus name Velocitermes: From Latin velox (swift) + termes.

Specific epithet laticephalus: From the descriptive term ‘lat’ (broad)

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
Genus: Velocitermes — 9 species
Type species of the genus: Velocitermes heteropterus

Distribution

Distribution records: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru

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: Snyder, 1926. 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 Velocitermes laticephalus accepted Velocitermes laticephalus (Snyder, 1926) · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Velocitermes laticephalus (Snyder, 1926) accepted
WikidataQ140073691taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileVelocitermes laticephalus (Snyder, 1926) 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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Other species in Velocitermes (8 species)

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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: Velocitermes laticephalus 宽头快白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/velocitermes-laticephalus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_velocitermes_laticephalus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Velocitermes laticephalus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/velocitermes-laticephalus/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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