Hospitalitermes sharpi 夏普须白蚁
- Type locality
- Malaysia: Negeri Sembilan: Berhentian Tingi; Negeri Sembilan: Sungei Ujong (Seremban); Singapore: ?
- Distribution
- Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
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Summary
Hospitalitermes sharpi is a species of the genus Hospitalitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Holmgren in 1913; the type locality is Malaysia: Negeri Sembilan: Berhentian Tingi; Negeri Sembilan: Sungei Ujong (Seremban); Singapore: ?. Distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore.
Etymology
Genus name Hospitalitermes: From Latin hospes (host, guest) + termes.
Specific epithet sharpi: Named after D. Sharp
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
- Genus: Hospitalitermes — 37 species
- Type species of the genus: Hospitalitermes hospitalis
Distribution
- Distribution records: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
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: Holmgren, 1913. 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
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- Observations on the black termites,Hospitalitermes Spp., of Java and Sumatra
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- Guide-line and gravity orientation of blind termites foraging in the open (Termitidae:Macrotermes, Hospitalitermes)
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- Foraging organization of the open-air processional lichenfeeding termite Hospitalitermes (Isoptera, Termitidae) in Borneo
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Other species in Hospitalitermes (36 species)
- Hospitalitermes asahinai
- Hospitalitermes ataramensis
- Hospitalitermes bicolor
- Hospitalitermes birmanicus
- Hospitalitermes blairi
- Hospitalitermes brevirostratus
- Hospitalitermes butteli
- Hospitalitermes damenglongensis
- Hospitalitermes diurnus
- Hospitalitermes ferrugineus
- Hospitalitermes flaviventris
- Hospitalitermes flavoantennaris
- Hospitalitermes grassii
- Hospitalitermes hospitalis
- Hospitalitermes irianensis
- Hospitalitermes javanicus
- Hospitalitermes jepsoni
- Hospitalitermes jinghongensis
- Hospitalitermes kali
- Hospitalitermes krishnai
- Hospitalitermes lividiceps
- Hospitalitermes madrasi
- Hospitalitermes majusculus
- Hospitalitermes medioflavus
- Hospitalitermes moluccanus
- Hospitalitermes monoceros
- Hospitalitermes nemorosus
- Hospitalitermes nicobarensis
- Hospitalitermes nigriantennalis
- Hospitalitermes papuanus
- Hospitalitermes paraschmidti
- Hospitalitermes proflaviventris
- Hospitalitermes rufus
- Hospitalitermes schmidti
- Hospitalitermes seikii
- Hospitalitermes umbrinus
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: Hospitalitermes sharpi 夏普须白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hospitalitermes-sharpi/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_hospitalitermes_sharpi_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Hospitalitermes sharpi: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hospitalitermes-sharpi/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Hospitalitermes sharpi: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hospitalitermes-sharpi/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -