Extant Isoptera (Termites) — Latin–Chinese Name Comparison List 现存等翅下目(白蚁)拉丁学名—中文正名对照名录

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Astalotermes concilians Silvestri, 1914 团结无利器白蚁

Species · * Type species

Type locality
Guinea: Kindia
Distribution
West Africa, Guinea, Nigeria

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Summary

Astalotermes concilians is a species and the type species of the genus Astalotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Apicotermitinae). The species was described by Silvestri in 1914; the type locality is Guinea: Kindia. Distribution: West Africa, Guinea, Nigeria. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.

Etymology

Genus name Astalotermes: Etymology uncertain; -termes from Latin termes.

Specific epithet concilians: Latin concilians (joining, reconciling)

Taxonomic position

Distribution

  • Distribution records: West Africa, Guinea, Nigeria

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

Junior synonyms

This site records 1 junior synonym for the species, listed by its original literature source:

  1. Anoplotermes placidus Silvestri, 1914: 63-64 — type locality: Guinea: Mamou

In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Anoplotermes placidus; this site treats it under Astalotermes concilians.

Morphology

A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Silvestri, 1914. 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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1 records · 1 grid cells · GeoJSON · Astalotermes · checklist extant taxa only

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✔ 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

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  1. Termites (Blattodea Latreille 1810, Termitoidae Latreille 1802) of Abuko Nature Reserve, Nyambai Forest Park and Tanji Bird Reserve (The Gambia)

    Abdoulaye Baila Ndiaye, Ebrima Njie, Paul A. Correa · 2019 · Insects

    Abstract

    From 28 October to 5 November 2013, a termite study was undertaken in 3 protected sites in The Gambia (West Africa). The aim of the study is to investigate the diversity of termites in three protected areas in the western region of the country. Termite sampling is carried out in 100 m × 2 m transects that are replicated three (3) times in each site. A total of thirty-one (31) termite species, that belong to fungus growing (11), harvester (1), humuvorous (12) and xylophagous (7), were recorded. The following nineteen (19) species are new to The Gambia: Coptotermes intermedius, Astalotermes near quietus, Ancistrotermes cavithorax, Macrotermes bellicosus, Microtermes grassei, M. lepidus, M. subhyalinus, Odontotermes erraticus, O. pauperans, O. sudanensis, Basidentitermes sp., Euchilotermes tensus arcuata, Noditermes cristifrons, Amitermes evuncifer, Amitermes spinifer, Microcerotermes fuscotibialis, Microcerotermes near parvulus, Microcerotermes near solidus and Promirotermes holmgreni. Additional description and/or ecological information on Odontotermes erraticus, Cubitermes severus, Cubitermes n. proximatus, Euchilotermes tensus arcuata, Basidentitermes sp., and Noditermes cristifrons are given.

  2. A pilot analysis of gut contents in termites from the Mbalmayo Forest Reserve, Cameroon

    F. SLEAFORD, David E. Bignell, Paul Eggleton · 1996 · Ecological Entomology

    Abstract

    Gut content analysis was carried out on eight species of higher termites representing the four included subfamilies and notional soil‐feeding and wood‐feeding forms. A lower termite species feeding on wood was also examined. Pooled homogenates equivalent in volume to twenty hindguts of Thoracotermes macrothorax were diluted, stained and scored present/absent in 500 haemacytometer fields for ten content item categories: macerated organic material, lignified tissue, plant tissue fragments, fungal mycelium, arthropod parts, plant roots, safranin +ve, gentian violet +ve, humus and silica. For interspecific comparisons, the occurrence of each category was expressed as a proportion of the total haemacytometer cells examined. A hierarchical classification of the species, based on gut contents, was prepared using a two‐way indicator species analysis, and suggested the following rank order of species along a hypothetical humification gradient (soil to sound wood): Thoracotermes macrothorax, Astalotermes quietus (both soil‐feeders), Termes hospes, Amalotermes phaecocephalus, Pseudacanthotermes militaris, Microtermes congoensis, Nasutitermes lujae, Microcerotermes parvus, Schedorhinotermes putorius (all notional wood‐feeders). Arthropod parts, silica and humus were identified as indicator factors. It is proposed that wood‐feeding forms can be subdivided into a group consuming some silica and humus (five species: humified wood‐feeders) and a second group of sound wood‐feeders (two species). Pianka's equations for diet breadth and diet overlap were also applied to the data. These identified Microtermes congoensis, Schedorhinotermes putorius and Pseudacanthotermes militaris as the most specialized feeders, i.e. that they can extract their nutrients from the least heterogenous substrates.

  3. Phylogeny, Morphology, and Ultrastructure of Sessile, Peritrich Ciliates in Termite Guts, Termitophrya Africana and Doliophrys Denislynnii Gen. Nov., Sp. Nov

    Renate Radek, Janneke Hassler, Katja Platt, Hisar Ahmad, Thomas Fromm, Michaela C. Strüder‐Kypke, David Sillam‐Dussès, Jiří Synek, Jan Šobotník, Vincent Hervé, Andreas Brune et al. · 2024 · SSRN Electronic Journal

    Abstract

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Other species in Astalotermes (16 species)

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GB/T 7714

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Astalotermes concilians 团结无利器白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/astalotermes-concilians/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_astalotermes_concilians_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Astalotermes concilians: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/astalotermes-concilians/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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