Nasutitermes corniger Motschulsky, 1855 具角象白蚁

Species · * Type species

Type locality

Panama: Obispo

Distribution

Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe (France), Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique (France), Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (France), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, introduced: Bahamas, introduced: Palau, introduced: Papua New Guinea, introduced: United States

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Summary

Nasutitermes corniger is a species and the type species of the genus Nasutitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Motschulsky in 1855; the type locality is Panama: Obispo. Distribution: Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe (France), Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique (France), Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (France), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, introduced: Bahamas, introduced: Palau, introduced: Papua New Guinea, introduced: United States. This site records 14 junior synonyms for the species.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet corniger: From corni + ger

Taxonomic position

• Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
• Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
• Genus: Nasutitermes — 243 species

Distribution

• Distribution records: Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe (France), Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique (France), Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (France), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, introduced: Bahamas, introduced: Palau, introduced: Papua New Guinea, introduced: United States

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

Junior synonyms

This site records 14 junior synonyms for the species, listed by their original literature source:

1. Eutermes (Eutermes) costalis Holmgren, 1910: 293-294 — type locality: Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad
2. Eutermes (Eutermes) cayennae Holmgren, 1910: 232-234 — type locality: French Guiana: Cayenne [4.93333N 52.33W]
3. Eutermes (Eutermes) cayennae lividus Holmgren, 1910: 234 — type locality: French Guiana: Cayenne [4.93333N 52.33W]
4. Eutermes (Eutermes) haitiensis Holmgren, 1910: 227-228 — type locality: Haiti: ?
5. Eutermes (Eutermes) cayennae brevinasus Holmgren, 1910: 234 — type locality: Suriname: Paramaribo: Paramaribo [5.8333N 55.1667W]
6. Eutermes (Eutermes) sanctaeluciae Holmgren, 1910: 226-227 — type locality: Saint Lucia: ?
7. Eutermes (Eutermes) martiniquensis Holmgren, 1910: 238-239 — type locality: Martinique (French): ?
8. Eutermes (Eutermes) cayennae atriceps Holmgren, 1910: 234 — type locality: Suriname: Paramaribo: Paramaribo [5.8333N 55.1667W]
9. Eutermes (Eutermes) sanchezi Holmgren, 1910: 236-237 — type locality: Haiti: Sanchez
10. Eutermes (Eutermes) haitiensis albus Holmgren, 1910: 228 — type locality: Haiti: ?
11. Eutermes (Eutermes) costaricensis Holmgren, 1910: 237-238 — type locality: Costa Rica: Pacuarito
12. Eutermes (Eutermes) insularis obscurus Holmgren, 1910: 240 — type locality: Ecuador: Azuay: Pucay [3.2S 79.25W]
13. Eutermes (Eutermes) insularis Holmgren, 1910: 239-240 — type locality: Puerto Rico: P. Serre
14. Nasutitermes polygynus Roisin & Pasteels, 1985: 325-329 — type locality: Venezuela: Carabobo: Puerto Cabello [10.4731N 68.0125W]

In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonyms above (Eutermes (Eutermes) costalis, Eutermes (Eutermes) cayennae, Eutermes (Eutermes) cayennae lividus, Eutermes (Eutermes) haitiensis, Eutermes (Eutermes) cayennae brevinasus, Eutermes (Eutermes) sanctaeluciae, Eutermes (Eutermes) martiniquensis, Eutermes (Eutermes) cayennae atriceps); this site treats them all under Nasutitermes corniger.

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Records follow the original literature; please attach an evidence link.

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Nasutitermes corniger 具角象白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-corniger/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

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