Neotermes europae Wasmann, 1910 欧罗巴新白蚁

Species

Type locality: Europa Island (France): ?; Reunion (French): ?
Distribution: Europa Island, Madagascar, Réunion

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Summary

Neotermes europae is a species of the genus Neotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Wasmann in 1910; the type locality is Europa Island (France): ?; Reunion (French): ?. Distribution: Europa Island, Madagascar, Réunion. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.

Etymology

Genus name Neotermes: From Greek neos (new) + Latin termes.

Specific epithet europae: Named after Europe

Taxonomic position

Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
Genus: Neotermes — 121 species
Type species of the genus: Neotermes castaneus

Distribution

Distribution records: Europa Island, Madagascar, Réunion

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:

Neotermes concavifrons Cachan, 1949: 201-203 — type locality: Madagascar: Station Forestière de l’Ankarafantsika

In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Neotermes concavifrons; this site treats it under Neotermes europae.

Morphology

A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Wasmann, 1910. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.

Distribution map

No GBIF record with coordinates was found for this species.

Other databases

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

GBIF Backbone Neotermes europae accepted Neotermes europae (Wasmann, 1910) · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Neotermes europae (Wasmann, 1910) accepted
WikidataQ131467068taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileNeotermes europae (Wasmann, 1910) validauto-matched

✔ 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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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)
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Nan‐Yao Su · 1969 · EDIS
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.
W. L. Thompson · 1934 · Florida Entomologist
Abstract
Carbohydrases in Neotermes bosei Snyder (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae).
Sanat Mishra · 1980 · Material und Organismen
Abstract

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Other species in Neotermes (120 species)

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 europae 欧罗巴新白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neotermes-europae/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_neotermes_europae_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Neotermes europae: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neotermes-europae/},
  note         = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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