Noditermes cristifrons 毛额节白蚁
- Type locality
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sankuru (Kassai)
- Distribution
- West Africa, Gambia, Senegal, Togo, Burkina Faso, Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania
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Summary
Noditermes cristifrons is a species of the genus Noditermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Cubitermitinae). The species was described by Wasmann in 1911; the type locality is Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sankuru (Kassai). Distribution: West Africa, Gambia, Senegal, Togo, Burkina Faso, Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania.
Etymology
Genus name Noditermes: From Latin nodus (knot, node) + termes.
Specific epithet cristifrons: From cristi + frons
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Cubitermitinae — 28 genera, 149 species
- Genus: Noditermes — 7 species
- Type species of the genus: Noditermes lamanianus
Distribution
- Distribution records: West Africa, Gambia, Senegal, Togo, Burkina Faso, Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania
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: Wasmann, 1911. 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.
Related papers
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- EVIDENCE OF TWO CENTRIC FUSIONS IN CHROMOSOME COMPLEMENTS OF NODITERMES LAMANIANUS
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From a survey of chromosome numbers in Termitidae, it appears that Noditermes laminianus Sjöstedt (Isoptera, Termitidae) and Procubitermes sp. 1 have n = 19 instead of n = 21 as is usually found in the African members of the family. A detailed investigation on N. lamanianus demonstrates that this feature is constant in the area of distribution of this species. This change in the basic chromosome number is explained as the result of two centric fusions.
- Sesquiterpenes from termite soldiers. Structure of amiteol, a new 5β, 7β, 10β-eudesmane from
Abstract
- Record of New Termite (Blattodea, Termitidae) Species in Togo West Africa
Abstract
In Africa, despite their economic and ecological importance, termites are still relatively unknown. Their systematic remains uncertain, the approximate number of species for many biogeographic areas is underestimated, and there is still confusion in the identification of the species for many genera. This study combined morphological traits with morphometric measurements to determine several species collected in Togo and provided head illustrations of soldiers. Termites were sampled within the frame of transects laid in several landscapes inside three different parks including: Fosse aux Lions, Galangashie, and Fazao Malfakassa. Samples were grouped by morphospecies and measurements of part of the body (length and/or width of head, mandible, pronotum, gula, and hind tibia) were conducted. Twelve termite species including Foraminitermescorniferus, Lepidotermes sp., Noditermes cristifrons, Noditermes sp. 1 and Noditermes sp. 2, Promirotermes holmgren infera, Promirotermes sp., Unguitermes sp., Amitermes evuncifer, A. guineensis, A. truncatus, and A. spinifer were separated and pictured. Ten new species were added to the check list of the country, including five unidentified ones. Further studies such as biomolecular analysis should be carried out in order to clarify the status of these unknown species.
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Other species in Noditermes (6 species)
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: Noditermes cristifrons 毛额节白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/noditermes-cristifrons/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_noditermes_cristifrons_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Noditermes cristifrons: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/noditermes-cristifrons/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Noditermes cristifrons: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/noditermes-cristifrons/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -