Nitiditermes testaceus Williams, 1966 厚壳净白蚁

Species

Type locality: Uganda: Kawanda
Distribution: Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda

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Summary

Nitiditermes testaceus is a species of the genus Nitiditermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Cubitermitinae). The species was described by Williams in 1966; the type locality is Uganda: Kawanda. Distribution: Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda.

Etymology

Genus name Nitiditermes: From Latin nitidus (shining) + termes.

Specific epithet testaceus: Latin testaceus (brick-coloured)

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
Subfamily: Cubitermitinae — 28 genera, 149 species
Genus: Nitiditermes — 15 species
Type species of the genus: Nitiditermes berghei

Distribution

Distribution records: Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda

The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.

Morphology

A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Williams, 1966. 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

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GBIF BackboneNo link: only the higher taxon Nitiditermes Emerson, 1960 is in GBIF, which has no separate record for this species.
Catalogue of Life Nitiditermes testaceus (Williams, 1966) accepted
World checklist Blattodea Species FileNitiditermes testaceus (Williams, 1966) validauto-matched

⚠ GBIF currently lists only the higher taxon. Typically a name is recently described, rarely recorded, or not yet indexed externally; our record is unaffected.

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

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Agronomical potentiality of termite mound soils in a transitional zone in central Côte d’Ivoire
Foundiéré Koné, Kanvaly Dosso, Souleymane Konaté · 2022 · Journal of soil science and plant nutrition
Abstract
Phylogeny and revision of the ‘ Cubitermes complex’ termites ( Termitidae : Cubitermitinae )
Simon Hellemans, Jean Deligne, Yves Roisin, Guy Josens · 2021 · Systematic Entomology
Abstract
The phylogeny of the genus Cubitermes Wasmann was reconstructed using two mitochondrial genes ( COI and COII ) and a fragment of the nuclear 28S rDNA, including samples of Apilitermes Holmgren, Crenetermes Silvestri, Megagnathotermes Silvestri and Thoracotermes Wasmann. Based on our analyses, we recovered these genera within a paraphyletic Cubitermes clade. Cubitermes species are distributed between five main clades, highly reflective of their enteric valve armatures (EVAs). Consequently, Cubitermes is here divided into five monophyletic genera based on phylogenetic analyses and EVAs: Cubitermes ( sensu stricto ), Isognathotermes Sjöstedt, Nitiditermes Emerson, Polyspathotermes Josens & Deligne, gen.n., and Ternicubitermes Josens & Deligne, gen.n. Moreover, the two species of Megagnathotermes included in this study, exhibiting different EVAs, are phylogenetically distant: M. katangensis Sjöstedt belongs in the genus Polyspathotermes, while M. notandus Silvestri remains as a monotypic genus. During the evolution of the Cubitermes complex, sclerotized EVA spatulae appeared twice independently: three or six spatulae in Polyspathotermes ( sulcifrons and oblectatus patterns) and two jaw‐like spatulae in Nitiditermes ( sankurensis pattern), which is absent in some species ( oculatus pattern). Zoobank registration: http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:576AAFF8‐63C6‐4962‐A8F5‐75C9317AEA7B.
Testing the infrared technique in identifying termite species based on indigenous knowledge
Saran Traoré, Pascal Jouquet B · 2026 · International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
Abstract

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Other species in Nitiditermes (14 species)

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GB/T 7714

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Nitiditermes testaceus 厚壳净白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nitiditermes-testaceus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_nitiditermes_testaceus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Nitiditermes testaceus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nitiditermes-testaceus/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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