Oriencapritermes kluangensis 居銮东扭白蚁
- Type locality
- Malaysia: Sarawak: Kluang Forest
- Distribution
- Indonesia, Malaysia
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Summary
Oriencapritermes kluangensis is the only extant species of the genus Oriencapritermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Mirocapritermitinae). The species was described by Ahmad & Akhtar in 1981; the type locality is Malaysia: Sarawak: Kluang Forest. Distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia.
Etymology
Genus name Oriencapritermes: From Latin Oriens (the East) + caper (goat) + termes.
Specific epithet kluangensis: Named after the locality Kluang
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Mirocapritermitinae — 14 genera, 135 species
- Genus: Oriencapritermes — monotypic, 1 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Indonesia, Malaysia
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Morphology
The description below is paraphrased from the original or a later revision, by caste; the source is cited at the end.
Diagnostic characters
It shares couplet 13 with Syncapritermes: this genus has the anterior margin of the labrum deeply concave, the labrum about as long as wide, and the anterolateral projections with a point at their base, whereas Syncapritermes has the anterior margin shallowly concave, the labrum longer than wide, and the base of the anterolateral projections without a point. The left mandible has a well-developed, toothed inferior basal process (couplet 12).
Soldier
The anterior margin of the labrum is deeply concave, the labrum about as long as wide and the base of the anterolateral projections pointed; the left mandible has a well-developed, toothed inferior basal process; the labrum is long (length ≥ width); the fontanelle is small and circular, and the fontanelle gland small; the middle of the left mandible is strongly twisted and its tip blunt.
This genus is monotypic, containing only this species; the following is the genus-level description based on the original literature; species-level measurements and intraspecific variation are given in the original.
Distribution map
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Oriencapritermes kluangensis 居銮东扭白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/oriencapritermes-kluangensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_oriencapritermes_kluangensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Oriencapritermes kluangensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/oriencapritermes-kluangensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Oriencapritermes kluangensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/oriencapritermes-kluangensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -