Nasutitermes garoensis 山地象白蚁
- Type locality
- India: Assam: Garo Hills District: Rongrengiri
- Distribution
- Bhutan, China, India
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Summary
Nasutitermes garoensis is a species of the genus Nasutitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Roonwal & Chhotani in 1962; the type locality is India: Assam: Garo Hills District: Rongrengiri. Distribution: Bhutan, China, India.
Etymology
Genus name Nasutitermes: From Latin nasutus (large-nosed) + termes, for the nasute soldier.
Specific epithet garoensis: Named after the locality Garo
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: Bhutan, China, India
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 brownish yellow, nasus dark brown, antennae pale brown, mandibles yellowish brown with brownish black tips; thorax and dorsum of the abdomen brown, legs pale brownish yellow. Dorsum of the head with at least three pairs of hairs, thorax with several short hairs, abdomen with both long and short hairs, the tip of the nasus also with short hairs. Posterior part of the head slightly narrow, the anterior margin straight, the middle of the posterior margin slightly arched. Pronotum narrower than the head, saddle-shaped, its anterior margin only slightly concave at the middle, the posterior margin nearly straight. Tibial spur formula 2:2:2, tarsi 4-segmented.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier has a brownish yellow head and a dark brown nasus, with pale brown antennae and yellowish brown mandibles tipped with dark brown; the thorax and abdomen are brown above and the legs pale brownish yellow. At least three pairs of setae stand on the dorsum of the head, several short hairs on the thorax, and hairs of mixed length on the abdomen. The hind part of the head is slightly narrowed, the front margin straight and the hind margin slightly arched.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Beibeng, Motuo, Tibet, 800 m above sea level; abroad, India.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 417 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 garoensis 山地象白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-garoensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_nasutitermes_garoensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Nasutitermes garoensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-garoensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Nasutitermes garoensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-garoensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -