Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Heterotermes convexinotatus
Littoral zone under litter of Cryptocarpus, manchineel, and Sesuvium; and arid zone near coast in rotted Opuntia; January, April-May. These are subterranean termites, with colonies where access to moisture is available. They can be serious pests of wood and structures in contact with soil.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Isoptera
Family
Rhinotermitidae
Genus
Heterotermes
Species
convexinotatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Heterotermes orthognathus. Nickle & Collins (1992) list this as Heterotermes aureus convexinotatus for Panama.
Origin: Cryptogenic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Peck, S.B. (1996) Diversity and distribution of the orthopteroid insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Canadian Journal of Zoology 74: 1497-1510.
- Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Heterotermes convexinotatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=10671. Accessed 5 November 2026.