Neotermes castaneus 栗色新白蚁
- Type locality
- Puerto Rico: ?
- Distribution
- Central America (Panama, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua), Caribbean region (Bahamas, Cuba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands), United States, South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, French Guiana, Venezuela)
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Summary
Neotermes castaneus is a species and the type species of the genus Neotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Burmeister in 1839; the type locality is Puerto Rico: ?. Distribution: Central America (Panama, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua), Caribbean region (Bahamas, Cuba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands), United States, South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, French Guiana, Venezuela). This site records 4 junior synonyms for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Neotermes: From Greek neos (new) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet castaneus: Latin castaneus (chestnut)
Taxonomic position
- Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
- Genus: Neotermes — 121 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Central America (Panama, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua), Caribbean region (Bahamas, Cuba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands), United States, South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, French Guiana, Venezuela)
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Junior synonyms
This site records 4 junior synonyms for the species, listed by their original literature source:
- Termes anticus Walker, 1853: 523 — type locality: Honduras: ?
- Termes guatimalae Walker, 1853: 528 — type locality: Guatemala: ?
- Neotermes elevatus Banks, 1919: 477 — type locality: Dominica: Laudat
- Neotermes angustoculus Snyder, 1924: 8-9 — type locality: United States: Florida: Dade County: Paradise Key
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonyms above (Termes anticus, Termes guatimalae, Neotermes elevatus, Neotermes angustoculus); this site treats them all under Neotermes castaneus.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Burmeister, 1839. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
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Distribution map
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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.
- Florida Dampwood Termites, Neotermes castaneus (Burmeister), Neotermes jouteli (Banks), and Neotermes luykxi Nickle and Collins (Insecta: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
Abstract
This document is EENY-122 one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: January 2000. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in279
- Notes on Neotermes castaneus Burm.
Abstract
- Carbohydrases in Neotermes bosei Snyder (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae).
Abstract
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Other species in Neotermes (120 species)
- Neotermes aburiensis
- Neotermes acceptus
- Neotermes adampurensis
- Neotermes agilis
- Neotermes amplilabralis
- Neotermes andamanensis
- Neotermes angustigulus
- Neotermes araguaensis
- Neotermes aridus
- Neotermes arthurimuelleri
- Neotermes artocarpi
- Neotermes assamensis
- Neotermes assmuthi
- Neotermes binovatus
- Neotermes blairi
- Neotermes bosei
- Neotermes brachynotum
- Neotermes brevinotus
- Neotermes buxensis
- Neotermes camerunensis
- Neotermes chilensis
- Neotermes collarti
- Neotermes connexus
- Neotermes costaseca
- Neotermes cryptops
- Neotermes cubanus
- Neotermes dalbergiae
- Neotermes desneuxi
- Neotermes dhirendrai
- Neotermes dolichognathus
- Neotermes dubiocalcaratus
- Neotermes eleanorae
- Neotermes erythraeus
- Neotermes europae
- Neotermes ferrugineus
- Neotermes firmus
- Neotermes fletcheri
- Neotermes fovefrons
- Neotermes fujianensis
- Neotermes fulvescens
120 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: Neotermes castaneus 栗色新白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neotermes-castaneus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_neotermes_castaneus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Neotermes castaneus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neotermes-castaneus/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Neotermes castaneus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neotermes-castaneus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -