Homallotermes foraminifer 具孔平白蚁
- Type locality
- Malaysia: Perak
- Distribution
- Indonesia, Malaysia
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Summary
Homallotermes foraminifer is a species and the type species of the genus Homallotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Mirocapritermitinae). The species was described by Haviland in 1898; the type locality is Malaysia: Perak. Distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Homallotermes: From Greek homalos (even, level) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet foraminifer: Latin foramen (opening) + -fer (bearing), pore-bearing
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Mirocapritermitinae — 14 genera, 135 species
- Genus: Homallotermes — 4 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Indonesia, Malaysia
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:
- Capritermes (Capritermes) penangi Holmgren, 1914: 283-284 — type locality: Malaysia: Penang
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Capritermes (Capritermes) penangi; this site treats it under Homallotermes foraminifer.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Haviland, 1898. 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.
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.
- A revision of the Indomalayan termite genus Homallotermes (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae). American Museum novitates ; no. 2489
Abstract
23 p.: ill., map; 24 cm.
- Termite (Isoptera) genera in crop environments
Abstract
A preliminary survey was conducted by transect method throughout the instructional farm area of the College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara and the soldier castes of termites were sampled from a unit area of 200 sq. m each from various crop environments. The collected samples were preserved and identified based on taxonomic keys with reference to their characteristics of head capsule, mandibles and pronotum. A total of nine genera under two families were identified; out of which seven genera viz., Odontotermes, Procapritermes, Dicuspiditermes, Homallotermes, Microtermes, Microcerotermes and Nasutitermes were under the family Termitidae and Heterotermes and Coptotermes were of the family Rhinotermitidae. Odontotermes was found to be the most dominant in all the crop environments accounting for about 62.03%. The least occuring was Coptotermes which constituted only 1.27%.
- The role of termites in an equatorial rain forest ecosystem of West Malaysia
Abstract
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Other species in Homallotermes (3 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: Homallotermes foraminifer 具孔平白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/homallotermes-foraminifer/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_homallotermes_foraminifer_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Homallotermes foraminifer: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/homallotermes-foraminifer/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Homallotermes foraminifer: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/homallotermes-foraminifer/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -