Nasutitermes elegantulus 小雅象白蚁
- Type locality
- Cameroon: Victoria
- Distribution
- Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Uganda
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Summary
Nasutitermes elegantulus is a species of the genus Nasutitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Sjöstedt in 1911; the type locality is Cameroon: Victoria. Distribution: Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Uganda. This site records 3 junior synonyms for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Nasutitermes: From Latin nasutus (large-nosed) + termes, for the nasute soldier.
Specific epithet elegantulus: Latin elegantulus (rather elegant)
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: Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Uganda
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Junior synonyms
This site records 3 junior synonyms for the species, listed by their original literature source:
- Eutermes macrophthalmus Silvestri, 1912: 240-241 — type locality: Sao Tome and Principe: Roça Infante D. Henrique
- Eutermes (Eutermes) minusculus Sjöstedt, 1924: 40 — type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lukula
- Nasutitermes (Nasutitermes) kohli Emerson, 1928: 484 — type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kandolo, near Kisangani
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonyms above (Eutermes macrophthalmus, Eutermes (Eutermes) minusculus, Nasutitermes (Nasutitermes) kohli); this site treats them all under Nasutitermes elegantulus.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Sjöstedt, 1911. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
Distribution map
Aggregated from GBIF occurrence records on a 1° grid; only extant taxa of this checklist are used, so fossil records are excluded. Dot size and shade show the number of records inside a cell.
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
Citation strings are generated from the fields of this page; please keep the DOI and the version number when citing.
GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Nasutitermes elegantulus 小雅象白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-elegantulus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_nasutitermes_elegantulus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Nasutitermes elegantulus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-elegantulus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Nasutitermes elegantulus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-elegantulus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -