Occultitermes occultus 藏隐白蚁
- Type locality
- Australia: Northern Territory: Koolpinyah
- Distribution
- Australia
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Summary
Occultitermes occultus is a species and the type species of the genus Occultitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Hill in 1927; the type locality is Australia: Northern Territory: Koolpinyah. Distribution: Australia.
Etymology
Genus name Occultitermes: From Latin occultus (hidden) + termes.
Specific epithet occultus: Latin occultus (hidden)
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
- Genus: Occultitermes — 2 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Australia
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: Hill, 1927. 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
Cached papers for this genus (matched automatically, for reference); to search this species with its junior synonyms merged in, use the literature search.
- THE AUSTRALIAN TERMITE GENUS OCCULTITERMES EMERSON (ISOPTERA: TERMITIDAE: NASUTITERMITINAE)
Abstract
The history and phylogenetic position of the Australian termite genus Occultitermes Emerson is discussed briefly. Additional data on the distribution and biology of the type‐species, O. occultus (Hill), are presented. A new species, O. aridus, is described.
- THE AUSTRALIAN GENERA OF THE SUBULITERMES BRANCH OF THE NASUTITERMITINAE (ISOPTERA: TERMITIDAE)
Abstract
The gut structure and the imago‐worker mandibles of the Australian species included in the Subulitermes branch of the Nasutitermitinae clearly define their relationships. Macrosubulitermes perlevis (Hill) and Termes insignitus (Hill) are transferred to Australitermes Emerson; Macrosubulitermes Emerson and Australitermes are redefined, and additional notes and measurements are given for the 4 species M. greavesi (Hill), A. dilucidus (Hill), A. perlevis and A. insignitus. Occasitermes Holmgren and Occultitermes Emerson do not belong to the Subulitermes branch.
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Other species in Occultitermes (1 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: Occultitermes occultus 藏隐白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/occultitermes-occultus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_occultitermes_occultus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Occultitermes occultus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/occultitermes-occultus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Occultitermes occultus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/occultitermes-occultus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -