Extant Isoptera Latin–Chinese name comparison list
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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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Enetotermes bembicoides Sands, 1995 似陀针筒白蚁

Species · * Type species

Type locality
Zambia: Lusaka
Distribution
Zambia

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Summary

Enetotermes bembicoides is the only extant species of the genus Enetotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Sands in 1995; the type locality is Zambia: Lusaka. Distribution: Zambia.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet bembicoides: Greek bembyx (bee) + -oides (like), bee-like

Taxonomic position

Distribution

  • Distribution records: Zambia

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: Sands, 1995. 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.

✔ 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. New genera and species of soil feeding termites (Isoptera: Termitidae) from African savannas

    William A. Sands · 1995 · Journal of Natural History

    Abstract

    Two new monotypic genera, belonging to the subfamilies Termitinae and Nasutiterminae respectively, namely Trapellitermes gen. n. from the Guinean savanna of West Africa and Enetotermes gen. n. from the central African savanna are described, together with two new West African species, each belonging to a hitherto monotypic genus of Termitinae previously recorded from central Africa. Keys are provided to all the available castes.

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GB/T 7714

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Enetotermes bembicoides 似陀针筒白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/enetotermes-bembicoides/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_enetotermes_bembicoides_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Enetotermes bembicoides: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/enetotermes-bembicoides/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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