Extant Isoptera Latin–Chinese name comparison list
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Extant Isoptera (Termites) — Latin–Chinese Name Comparison List 现存等翅下目（白蚁）拉丁学名—中文正名对照名录

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Nasutitermes matangensis Haviland, 1898 马登象白蚁

Species

Type locality
Malaysia: Sarawak: Matang
Distribution
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam

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Summary

Nasutitermes matangensis is a species of the genus Nasutitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Haviland in 1898; the type locality is Malaysia: Sarawak: Matang. Distribution: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam. This site records 2 junior synonyms for the species.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet matangensis: Named after Matang, Sarawak, Malaysia

Taxonomic position

Distribution

  • Distribution records: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam

The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.

Junior synonyms

This site records 2 junior synonyms for the species, listed by their original literature source:

  1. Eutermes (Eutermes) matangensiformis Holmgren, 1913: 185 — type locality: Malaysia: Sarawak
  2. Eutermes djemberensis Kemner, 1934: 128-129 — type locality: Indonesia: Java: Jember

In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonyms above (Eutermes (Eutermes) matangensiformis, Eutermes djemberensis); this site treats them all under Nasutitermes matangensis.

Subspecies

This species includes 4 subspecies:

Morphology

A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Haviland, 1898. 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.

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6 records · 5 grid cells · GeoJSON · Nasutitermes · checklist extant taxa only

Other databases

The links below are produced by matching the scientific name against public APIs, for cross-checking. The checklist data itself is unchanged.

✔ 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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Records follow the original literature; please attach an evidence link.

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.

  1. The site of cellulose breakdown in higher termites (Nasutitermes walkeri and Nasutitermes exitiosus)

    Margaret Hogan, P.C. Veivers, M. Slaytor, Robert Czolij · 1988 · Journal of Insect Physiology

    Abstract

  2. Defensive behavior of a termite (Nasutitermes exitiosus)

    Thomas Eisner, Irmgard Kriston, Daniel J. Aneshansley · 1976 · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    Abstract

  3. Attraction of Neotropical Nasutitermes Termites to Carrion

    Barbara L. Thorne, Robert B. Kimsey · 1983 · Biotropica

    Abstract

Papers on this species, synonyms included → OpenAlex Google Scholar CNKI

Abstracts come from open metadata; copyright remains with the original authors/publishers. For reference only — please check the original.

Literature notes

Edited notes based on the original literature, not transcriptions. The source markers in each paragraph point to archived records in .sources; full citations are listed below.

Habitat and feeding

According to the abstracts of Pribadi et al. (2011) and Ratiknyo et al. (2018), Nasutitermes matangensis was represented by only 2 individuals, the lowest count among the seven species, and was found solely in protected forest among the five land-use types sampled on the eastern slopes of Mount Slamet; in the altitudinal survey on the same mountain the species was grouped with several Bulbitermes species as humus feeders, separately from wood-feeding and soil-feeding groups.

References

Literature notes updated: 2026-11-13.

Other species in Nasutitermes (242 species)

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 matangensis 马登象白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-matangensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_nasutitermes_matangensis_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Nasutitermes matangensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-matangensis/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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