Kemneritermes sarawakensis 砂拉越凯姆勒白蚁
- Type locality
- Malaysia: Sarawak: Sabal Tapang
- Distribution
- Borneo
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Summary
Kemneritermes sarawakensis is the only extant species of the genus Kemneritermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Mirocapritermitinae). The species was described by Ahmad & Akhtar in 1981; the type locality is Malaysia: Sarawak: Sabal Tapang. Distribution: Borneo.
Etymology
Genus name Kemneritermes: Named after the entomologist N. A. Kemner; -termes from Latin termes.
Specific epithet sarawakensis: Named after the locality Sarawak
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Mirocapritermitinae — 14 genera, 135 species
- Genus: Kemneritermes — monotypic, 1 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Borneo
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Morphology
The description below is paraphrased from the original or a later revision, by caste; the source is cited at the end.
Diagnostic characters
In the genus-level key to soldiers of the Oriental Pericapritermes group, this is the only genus whose head has a highly sclerotised frontal ridge and is slightly phragmotic: couplet 1 separates it on this character alone, all the other genera having no frontal ridge and not being phragmotic.
Soldier
The head has a highly sclerotised frontal ridge and is slightly phragmotic.
This genus is monotypic, containing only this species; the following is the genus-level description based on the original literature; species-level measurements and intraspecific variation are given in the original.
Distribution map
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Kemneritermes sarawakensis 砂拉越凯姆勒白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/kemneritermes-sarawakensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_kemneritermes_sarawakensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Kemneritermes sarawakensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/kemneritermes-sarawakensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Kemneritermes sarawakensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/kemneritermes-sarawakensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -