Diwaitermes kanehirai 凯恩希拉木象白蚁
- Type locality
- Indonesia: Maluku: Aru Island: Dobo
- Distribution
- Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu
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Summary
Diwaitermes kanehirai is a species and the type species of the genus Diwaitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Oshima in 1914; the type locality is Indonesia: Maluku: Aru Island: Dobo. Distribution: Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu. This site records 6 junior synonyms for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Diwaitermes: From the place name Diwai; -termes from Latin termes.
Specific epithet kanehirai: Named after Ryōzō Kanehira
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
- Genus: Diwaitermes — 3 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Junior synonyms
This site records 6 junior synonyms for the species, listed by their original literature source:
- Nasutitermes (Subulitermes) orientis Snyder, 1925: 440-441 — type locality: Solomon Islands: Malayta Island: Auki
- Nasutitermes (Subulitermes) sanctaecrucis Snyder, 1925: 442-443 — type locality: Vanuatu: Nendo Island: Graciosa Bay
- Nasutitermes (Subulitermes) orientis tulagiensis Snyder, 1925: 441-442 — type locality: Solomon Islands: Tulagi Island
- Eutermes kaewiengensis Hill, 1927: 28-31 — type locality: Papua New Guinea: New Ireland: Kaewieng
- Eutermes rufirostris Hill, 1927: 24-25 — type locality: Papua New Guinea: New Britain: Bai, near Rabaul
- Subulitermes undecimus Kemner, 1931: 34-38 — type locality: Indonesia: Maluku: Ambon
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonyms above (Nasutitermes (Subulitermes) orientis, Nasutitermes (Subulitermes) sanctaecrucis, Nasutitermes (Subulitermes) orientis tulagiensis, Eutermes kaewiengensis, Eutermes rufirostris, Subulitermes undecimus); this site treats them all under Diwaitermes kanehirai.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Oshima, 1914. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
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.
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.
- Revision of the termitophilous tribe Pseudoperinthini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in New Guinea
Abstract
Until now only one species of the tribe Pseudoperinthini, Austrointhus papuanus, was known from New Guinea. Here, we report the presence of five additional species, four of which are new to science: one species in the genus Pseudoperinthus, one in Austrointhus and two in Papuinthus, new genus. All were found in association with nasute termites of the genera Nasutitermes, Tumulitermes, Niuginitermes and Diwaitermes (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The absence of distinctive characters and the presence of intermediate species suggest that Indinthus should be considered a synonym of Austrointhus. Some Pseudoperinthini species occur over a broad range and with several related host termites, whereas other species appear to be narrowly distributed and host species-specific. This pattern suggests local speciation, but may also result from insufficient sampling effort.
- The nasute termites (Isoptera : Nasutitermitinae) of Papua New Guinea
Abstract
The Nasutitermitinae fauna of Papua New Guinea is revised, based on collections from most regions of the country. A total of 22 species is reported, 12 of which are new. The genus Nasutitermes Dudley is represented by the following species: N. triodiae (Froggatt), N. torresi (Hill), N. motu, sp. nov., N. princeps (Desneux), N. koiari, sp. nov., N. pinocchio, sp. nov., N. novarumhebridarum (N. & K. Holmgren), N. nomadensis, sp. nov., N. polygynus Roisin & Pasteels, N. bikpelanus, sp. nov., N. gracilirostris (Desneux), N. leponcei, sp, nov., N. muli, sp. nov., N. seghersi, sp. nov., and N. seghersi malangganus, subsp. nov. Niuginitermes, gen. nov., is created for two species: N. variratae, sp. nov., and N. liklik, sp. nov. Diwaitermes, gen. nov., includes D. kanehirae (Oshima), comb. nov., D. foi, sp. nov., and D. castanopsis, sp. nov. A single species of Tumulitermes Holmgren, T. marcidus (Hill), is newly reported from mainland New Guinea. Grallatotermes Holmgren and Hospitalirermes Holmgren are each represented by one species, G. grallator (Desneux) and H. papuanus Ahmad. All known imagos (18 species) as well as soldiers and workers of all species are described and illustrated. For each species, the known geographic distribution within Papua New Guinea is reported. An identification key, based on soldiers and workers, is also provided.
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Other species in Diwaitermes (2 species)
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: Diwaitermes kanehirai 凯恩希拉木象白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/diwaitermes-kanehirai/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_diwaitermes_kanehirai_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Diwaitermes kanehirai: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/diwaitermes-kanehirai/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Diwaitermes kanehirai: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/diwaitermes-kanehirai/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -