Nasutitermes bulbus Tsai & Huang, 1979 胖头象白蚁

Species

Type locality: China: Tibet: Medog Xian
Distribution: China

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Summary

Nasutitermes bulbus is a species of the genus Nasutitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Tsai & Huang in 1979; the type locality is China: Tibet: Medog Xian. Distribution: China.

Etymology

Genus name Nasutitermes: From Latin nasutus (large-nosed) + termes, for the nasute soldier.

Specific epithet bulbus: Latin bulbus (bulb)

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
Genus: Nasutitermes — 243 species
Type species of the genus: Nasutitermes corniger

Distribution

Distribution records: China

The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.

Recorded in Fauna Sinica

The morphological and biological accounts below are taken from Fauna Sinica and related literature; only structure and punctuation have been standardized here.

Abstract (from the source)

The original account of this species preserves only figure captions and the species heading, so no textual description of the soldier, alate or worker is available to summarise. It belongs to Nasutitermes, the snout-bearing termites, but its diagnostic characters cannot be stated here; the entry rests on the type record alone.

Biology

Distribution and locality

Xigong Lake, Motuo, Tibet, 1400 m above sea level.

Taxonomic notes

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 406 in the original work) Entries are cited by their number in the original work.

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 Nasutitermes bulbus accepted Nasutitermes bulbus Tsai & Huang, 1979 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Nasutitermes bulbus Tsai & Huang, 1979 accepted
WikidataQ130747601taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileNasutitermes bulbus Tsai & Huang, 1979 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 Nasutitermes (242 species)

242 species in this genus. See all species on the genus page →

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: Nasutitermes bulbus 胖头象白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-bulbus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_nasutitermes_bulbus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Nasutitermes bulbus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-bulbus/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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