Neotermes chilensis 智利新白蚁
- Type locality
- Chile: ?
- Distribution
- Chile
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Summary
Neotermes chilensis is a species of the genus Neotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Blanchard in 1851; the type locality is Chile: ?. Distribution: Chile. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Neotermes: From Greek neos (new) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet chilensis: Named after the locality Chil
Taxonomic position
- Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
- Genus: Neotermes — 121 species
- Type species of the genus: Neotermes castaneus
Distribution
- Distribution records: Chile
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Junior synonyms
This site records 1 junior synonym for the species, listed by its original literature source:
- Calotermes chilensis zapallarensis Goetsch, 1933: 229 — type locality: Chile: Valparaíso: Zapallar [ 34.05S 71.5333W ]
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Calotermes chilensis zapallarensis; this site treats it under Neotermes chilensis.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Blanchard, 1851. 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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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.
Caste differences in mandibular wear
According to the study by Arauco-Reyes et al. (2026) on 147 specimens of the Chilean endemic Neotermes chilensis, this is a one-piece nesting drywood termite whose colony labour is performed by totipotent immatures that inhabit and consume structurally sound wood; using a Mandibular Wear Index (MWI) and scanning electron microscopy, and correcting for allometry at a standardized body size of 512.4 µm, wear differed significantly among castes but not between the sexes: nymphs showed the most severe wear, alates the least, and primary reproductives and pseudergates were intermediate.
The authors therefore proposed the 'price of adulthood' hypothesis: the severe mandibular wear caused by feeding immatures is interpreted as a selfish developmental cost that serves their own ontogeny into alates, whereas alates, which can no longer moult to renew their cuticle, must keep their mandibles in a condition suitable for excavating a nuptial chamber and founding a new colony.
References
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 castaneus
- 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 chilensis 智利新白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neotermes-chilensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_neotermes_chilensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Neotermes chilensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neotermes-chilensis/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Neotermes chilensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neotermes-chilensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -