Nasutitermes tibetanus 西藏象白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Tibet: Medog Xian: Bei-Beng
- Distribution
- China
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Summary
Nasutitermes tibetanus is a species of the genus Nasutitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Tsai & Huang in 1979; the type locality is China: Tibet: Medog Xian: Bei-Beng. Distribution: China.
Etymology
Genus name Nasutitermes: From Latin nasutus (large-nosed) + termes, for the nasute soldier.
Specific epithet tibetanus: Named after the locality Tibet
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 yellowish brown, nasus black, pronotum yellowish brown, abdominal tergites paler. Head almost bare, or covered with minute down, the tip of the nasus sparsely covered with fine hairs, the anterior margin of the pronotum with small hairs, the abdominal tergites and sternites with sparse fine hairs. Head pear-shaped, wider than long, widest at the middle, the posterior margin rather flat and slightly concave in the middle, the anterior part straight in lateral view. The tip of the nasus slender and not turned up, the base of the nasus slightly raised, the fontanelle tube distinct, extending to the anterior middle of the head. Labrum lamellate, wider than long, the middle of the anterior margin bowing forwards. Mandibles block-like, usually without an apical spine, or with a triangular apical spine on one side, the anterior margin slightly curved, the inner surface more deeply sclerotised and small. Antennae with 12 to 13 segments, mostly 13, segment 4 shortest and almost rectangular; sometimes 12 segments on one side and 13 on the other, segment 4 occasionally divided in two; segment 3 longer than segment 2, and in the 12-segmented form segment 4 longer than segment 2. Pronotum saddle-shaped.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier has a yellowish brown head, a black nasus and a yellowish brown pronotum. The head is pear-shaped, wider than long, with a slightly flat hind margin; the nasus is slender, not upturned, and the fontanelle tube reaches the front middle of the head. The labrum is wider than long, its front margin arched forward. Mandibles are block-like and usually lack a terminal spine. Antennae have twelve or thirteen segments, the fourth being shortest.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Beibeng and Ani Bridge, Motuo, Tibet.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 437 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 tibetanus 西藏象白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-tibetanus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_nasutitermes_tibetanus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Nasutitermes tibetanus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-tibetanus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Nasutitermes tibetanus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nasutitermes-tibetanus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -