Neotermes holmgreni Banks, 1918 霍姆格伦新白蚁

Species

Type locality: Panama: Taboga Island
Distribution: Central America, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, South America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Caribbean, Grenada, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago

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Summary

Neotermes holmgreni is a species of the genus Neotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Banks in 1918; the type locality is Panama: Taboga Island. Distribution: Central America, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, South America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Caribbean, Grenada, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet holmgreni: Named after the termite taxonomist N. Holmgren

Taxonomic position

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

Distribution

Distribution records: Central America, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, South America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Caribbean, Grenada, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago

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:

Kalotermes (Neotermes) clearei Emerson, 1925: 316-318 — type locality: Guyana: Demerara-Mahaica: Georgetown [ 6.8N 58.1667W ]

In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Kalotermes (Neotermes) clearei; this site treats it under Neotermes holmgreni.

Morphology

A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Banks, 1918. 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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34 records · 11 grid cells · GeoJSON · Neotermes · 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.

GBIF Backbone Neotermes holmgreni accepted Neotermes holmgreni Banks, 1918 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Neotermes holmgreni Banks, 1918 accepted
WikidataQ13582598taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileNeotermes holmgreni Banks, 1918 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

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: Neotermes holmgreni 霍姆格伦新白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neotermes-holmgreni/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_neotermes_holmgreni_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Neotermes holmgreni: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neotermes-holmgreni/},
  note         = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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