Postelectrotermes longiceps 长头后琥珀白蚁
- Type locality
- Madagascar: La Mandaka
- Distribution
- Madagascar
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Summary
Postelectrotermes longiceps is a species of the genus Postelectrotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Cachan in 1949; the type locality is Madagascar: La Mandaka. Distribution: Madagascar. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Postelectrotermes: From Latin post (after) + Greek ēlektron (amber) + termes (possibly alluding to amber fossils).
Specific epithet longiceps: Latin longus (long) + -ceps (head), long-headed
Taxonomic position
- Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
- Genus: Postelectrotermes — 15 species
- Type species of the genus: Postelectrotermes praecox
Distribution
- Distribution records: Madagascar
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:
- Glyptotermes alaotranus Cachan, 1951: 6 — type locality: Madagascar: Lac Alaotrana [Manaloha]
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Glyptotermes alaotranus; this site treats it under Postelectrotermes longiceps.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Cachan, 1949. 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.
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.
- Postelectrotermes militaris (dry wood termite)
Abstract
- Swarming of nymphs of Postelectrotermes pasniensis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae).
Abstract
- Pachyjoenia howa, a new symbiotic parabasalid joeniid flagellate of the termite Postelectrotermes howa
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Other species in Postelectrotermes (14 species)
- Postelectrotermes amplus
- Postelectrotermes bhimi
- Postelectrotermes bidentatus
- Postelectrotermes castaneiceps
- Postelectrotermes howa
- Postelectrotermes longus
- Postelectrotermes militaris
- Postelectrotermes nayari
- Postelectrotermes pasniensis
- Postelectrotermes pishinensis
- Postelectrotermes praecox
- Postelectrotermes sordwanae
- Postelectrotermes tongyaii
- Postelectrotermes zabuliensis
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: Postelectrotermes longiceps 长头后琥珀白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/postelectrotermes-longiceps/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_postelectrotermes_longiceps_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Postelectrotermes longiceps: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/postelectrotermes-longiceps/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Postelectrotermes longiceps: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/postelectrotermes-longiceps/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -