Nasutitermes kinoshitai 木下象白蚁
- Type locality
- Taiwan: Kappanzan
- Distribution
- China (Taiwan)
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Summary
Nasutitermes kinoshitai is a species of the genus Nasutitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Hozawa in 1915; the type locality is Taiwan: Kappanzan. Distribution: China (Taiwan).
Etymology
Genus name Nasutitermes: From Latin nasutus (large-nosed) + termes, for the nasute soldier.
Specific epithet kinoshitai: Named after Kinoshita (Japanese)
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 (Taiwan)
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
Alate
Head of the alate dark brown, labrum, postclypeus, anterior angles of the frons and mouthparts rusty yellow, antennae brown. Head densely covered with hairs, the pronotum also densely hairy. Head broadly oval, the postclypeus less than half as long as wide; the distance between ocellus and compound eye shorter than half the width of the ocellus; fontanelle oval, rather large. Antennae with 15 segments, segments 2 and 4 about equal in length, both longer than segment 3. Pronotum brownish yellow, with a yellow T-shaped marking and humeral markings, the posterior margin slightly concave. Media of the forewing with one to three branches.
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
Only the alate is described. Its head is dark brown, the labrum, postclypeus, frontal corners and mouthparts rusty yellow, and the antennae brown; head and pronotum are densely hairy. The head is broadly oval, the postclypeus less than half as long as wide, the ocellus-to-eye distance less than half the ocellar width, and the fontanelle large and oval. Antennae have 15 segments, the second and fourth about equal and longer than the third.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Taiwan.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 422 in the original work) Entries are cited by their number in the original work.
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
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Nasutitermes kinoshitai 木下象白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-kinoshitai/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_nasutitermes_kinoshitai_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Nasutitermes kinoshitai: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-kinoshitai/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Nasutitermes kinoshitai: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-kinoshitai/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -