Nasutitermes gardneriformis Xia, Gao, Pan & Tang, 1983 若尖象白蚁

Species

Type locality: China: Sichuan Province: Xuyong
Distribution: China

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Summary

Nasutitermes gardneriformis is a species of the genus Nasutitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Xia, Gao, Pan & Tang in 1983; the type locality is China: Sichuan Province: Xuyong. Distribution: China.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet gardneriformis: Named after Gardner + Latin -formis (shaped)

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 preserves only figure captions for this species, so no textual description of the soldier, alate or worker survives. It is a Nasutitermes, one of the snout-bearing termites, but no diagnostic characters can be summarised, and the entry rests on the type record alone.

Biology

Distribution and locality

Xuyong, Sichuan.

Taxonomic notes

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 416 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 gardneriformis accepted Nasutitermes gardneriformis Xia, Gao, Pan & Tang, 1983 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Nasutitermes gardneriformis Xia, Gao, Pan & Tang, 1983 accepted
WikidataQ130747647taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileNasutitermes gardneriformis Xia, Gao, Pan & Tang, 1983 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 gardneriformis 若尖象白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-gardneriformis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_nasutitermes_gardneriformis_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Nasutitermes gardneriformis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-gardneriformis/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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