Grallatotermes grallator Desneux, 1905 高跷高跷白蚁

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Type locality: Papua New Guinea: Graget Island (= Kranket Island?)
Distribution: Papua New Guinea

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Summary

Grallatotermes grallator is a species and the type species of the genus Grallatotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Desneux in 1905; the type locality is Papua New Guinea: Graget Island (= Kranket Island?). Distribution: Papua New Guinea.

Etymology

Genus name Grallatotermes: From Latin grallator (stilt-walker) + termes.

Specific epithet grallator: Latin grallator (stilt-walker)

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
Genus: Grallatotermes — 7 species

Distribution

Distribution records: Papua New Guinea

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: Desneux, 1905. 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 Grallatotermes grallator accepted Grallatotermes grallator (Desneux, 1905) · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Grallatotermes grallator (Desneux, 1905) accepted
WikidataQ140251713taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileGrallatotermes grallator (Desneux, 1905) 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 Grallatotermes (6 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: Grallatotermes grallator 高跷高跷白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/grallatotermes-grallator/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_grallatotermes_grallator_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Grallatotermes grallator: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/grallatotermes-grallator/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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