Nasutitermes mangshanensis 莽山象白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Hunan Province: Yizhang County: Mangshan
- Distribution
- China
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Summary
Nasutitermes mangshanensis is a species of the genus Nasutitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Li in 1986; the type locality is China: Hunan Province: Yizhang County: Mangshan. Distribution: China.
Etymology
Genus name Nasutitermes: From Latin nasutus (large-nosed) + termes, for the nasute soldier.
Specific epithet mangshanensis: Named after the locality Mangshan
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.
Morphology
Soldier
Head, antennae and the upturned part of the pronotum of the soldier pale yellow, nasus brownish yellow, thoracic and abdominal tergites and legs milky white. Very few hairs on the head and thoracic tergites, the abdominal tergites with more numerous long hairs. Head nearly circular, slightly longer than wide, the sides rounded, the posterior margin projecting in an arc. Nasus almost as long as the head. Mandibles blunt, without a pointed spine. Antennae with 11 to 12 segments, mostly 11; segment 3 about twice as long as segment 2, segment 2 almost equal to or shorter than segment 4 and the shortest of all. Anterior half of the pronotum erect and upturned, neither margin with a distinct incision. Tibial spur formula 2:2:2, tarsi 4-segmented.
Alate
Worker
Worker: apical tooth of the left mandible equal to the first marginal tooth, the cutting edges between the marginal teeth straight; apical tooth of the right mandible also equal to the first marginal tooth, the second marginal tooth situated close to the first.
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier is pale yellow on the head, antennae and the raised part of the pronotum, with a brownish yellow nasus and milk-white thorax, abdomen and legs. Head and thoracic tergites are nearly hairless while the abdominal tergites carry many long hairs. The head is nearly circular and slightly longer than wide, and the nasus is almost as long as the head; the mandibles are blunt without a spine. Antennae have 11 or 12 segments, the third about twice the second.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Mangshan, Yizhang, Hunan.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 423 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 mangshanensis 莽山象白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-mangshanensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_nasutitermes_mangshanensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Nasutitermes mangshanensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-mangshanensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Nasutitermes mangshanensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-mangshanensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -