Nasutitermes choui 周氏象白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Hong Kong
- Distribution
- China
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Summary
Nasutitermes choui is a species of the genus Nasutitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Ping & Xu in 1989; the type locality is China: Hong Kong. Distribution: China.
Etymology
Genus name Nasutitermes: From Latin nasutus (large-nosed) + termes, for the nasute soldier.
Specific epithet choui: Named after the Chinese entomologist Chou Io
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.
Morphology
Soldier
Head of the soldier yellowish brown, nasus reddish brown, antennae brownish yellow; anterior part of the pronotum brown, mesonotal and metanotal tergites, abdomen and legs pale yellowish brown, sternites slightly darker. The surface of the head sparsely beset with fine short hairs, becoming denser towards the nasus, the hairs at the tip of the nasus long and dense; thoracic and abdominal tergites sparsely hairy, the hairs of the abdomen and of the posterior margins of the tergites near the abdominal apex of unequal length. Head circular, widest about the middle, the middle of the posterior margin nearly straight. Nasus conical, the width at the base about twice the width at mid-length, its length about two thirds of the head length; in lateral view the nasus extending straight forwards, its axis nearly parallel to the ventral margin of the head, the basal peak of the nasus faintly discernible, the occiput slightly extended backwards. The apical spine of the mandibles slender and acute; the basal mandibular tooth plate of the right mandible with about seven grooves. Antennae with 13 to 14 segments, segment 3 longer than segment 2, segment 4 shorter; postmentum hexagonal, the anterior and posterior lateral margins slightly concave. Pronotum saddle-shaped, about 2.4 times as wide as long, the anterior margin slightly concave in the middle or nearly straight, the posterior margin nearly straight. Hind femur extending beyond the middle of the abdomen, the hind tibia about 1.13 times the head length and 1.23 times the head width.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier has a brownish yellow head and a reddish brown conical nasus whose base is about twice as wide as its middle; the nasus is about two thirds the head length and projects straight forward, its axis nearly parallel to the ventral margin of the head. The head is circular and widest near the middle, with an almost straight hind margin, 13 to 14 antennal segments, and a long slender spine on each mandible. The pronotum is saddle-shaped and about 2.4 times wider than long.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Hong Kong.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 407 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 castaneus
- Nasutitermes celebensis
- Nasutitermes centraliensis
- Nasutitermes ceylonicus
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 choui 周氏象白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-choui/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_nasutitermes_choui_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Nasutitermes choui: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-choui/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Nasutitermes choui: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-choui/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -