Nasutitermes castaneus 栗色象白蚁
- Type locality
- Philippines: Luzon: Laguna Province: Sarai near Paete; Panay: Antique Province: Culasi
- Distribution
- Philippines
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Summary
Nasutitermes castaneus is a species of the genus Nasutitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Oshima in 1920; the type locality is Philippines: Luzon: Laguna Province: Sarai near Paete; Panay: Antique Province: Culasi. Distribution: Philippines.
Etymology
Genus name Nasutitermes: From Latin nasutus (large-nosed) + termes, for the nasute soldier.
Specific epithet castaneus: Latin castaneus (chestnut)
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: Philippines
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.
Morphology
Soldier
Head of the soldier nearly quadrangular, widest at the antennal insertions, the posterior margin arcuate; dorsum of the head with a pale T-shaped stripe. Postclypeus arched, about half as long as wide; labrum broadly rounded in the anterior part, narrow in the posterior part. Antennae with 15 segments, segment 2 longer than segment 3. Pronotum very highly arched, the anterior margin concave in the middle in some individuals; abdomen swollen, oval. Total body length 4.43 to 4.86 mm.
Alate
Worker
Head of the worker brownish yellow, antennae, thorax and abdomen pale yellow to white. The dorsum of the head, thorax and abdomen covered with sparse fine short hairs, the ventral surface of the abdomen with more numerous and longer hairs.
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier has a nearly square head, widest at the antennal sockets, with an arched hind margin and a pale T-shaped stripe on the dorsum; the postclypeus is raised and half as long as wide, and the labrum is broadly rounded in front and narrow behind. Antennae have 15 segments, the second longer than the third. The pronotum is strongly convex, sometimes notched in the middle in front, and the abdomen is swollen and oval.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Mengla, Jinping, Yunnan, 480 m above sea level; Jinghong, 500 m above sea level.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 414 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.
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.
- The site of cellulose breakdown in higher termites (Nasutitermes walkeri and Nasutitermes exitiosus)
Abstract
- Defensive behavior of a termite (Nasutitermes exitiosus)
Abstract
- Attraction of Neotropical Nasutitermes Termites to Carrion
Abstract
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Other species in Nasutitermes (242 species)
- Nasutitermes acajutlae
- Nasutitermes acangussu
- Nasutitermes acutus
- Nasutitermes aduncus
- Nasutitermes alticola
- Nasutitermes amboinensis
- Nasutitermes anamalaiensis
- Nasutitermes anjiensis
- Nasutitermes anoniensis
- Nasutitermes aquilinus
- Nasutitermes araujoi
- Nasutitermes arborum
- Nasutitermes arenarius
- Nasutitermes aruensis
- Nasutitermes atripennis
- Nasutitermes aurantius
- Nasutitermes balingtauagensis
- Nasutitermes banksi
- Nasutitermes bannaensis
- Nasutitermes bashanensis
- Nasutitermes benjamini
- Nasutitermes bikpelanus
- Nasutitermes bivalens
- Nasutitermes boengiensis
- Nasutitermes boetoni
- Nasutitermes bolivari
- Nasutitermes bolivianus
- Nasutitermes brachynasutus
- Nasutitermes brevioculatus
- Nasutitermes brevirostris
- Nasutitermes brunneus
- Nasutitermes bulbiceps
- Nasutitermes bulbus
- Nasutitermes callimorphus
- Nasutitermes camerunensis
- Nasutitermes carnarvonensis
- Nasutitermes celebensis
- Nasutitermes centraliensis
- Nasutitermes ceylonicus
- Nasutitermes changningensis
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 castaneus 栗色象白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-castaneus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_nasutitermes_castaneus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Nasutitermes castaneus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-castaneus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Nasutitermes castaneus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-castaneus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -