Prorhinotermes canalifrons Sjöstedt, 1904 沟额原鼻白蚁

Species

Type locality: Madagascar: Toamasina (Tamatave)
Distribution: Indian Ocean islands, Réunion, Madagascar, France, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion (France), Seychelles

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Summary

Prorhinotermes canalifrons is a species of the genus Prorhinotermes, in the family PSAMMOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Sjöstedt in 1904; the type locality is Madagascar: Toamasina (Tamatave). Distribution: Indian Ocean islands, Réunion, Madagascar, France, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion (France), Seychelles.

Etymology

Genus name Prorhinotermes: From Greek pro- (before) + rhis (nose) + Latin termes.

Specific epithet canalifrons: Latin canalis (groove) + frons (front), grooved-fronted

Taxonomic position

Family: PSAMMOTERMITIDAE — 2 genera, 18 species
Genus: Prorhinotermes — 12 species
Type species of the genus: Prorhinotermes inopinatus

Distribution

Distribution records: Indian Ocean islands, Réunion, Madagascar, France, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion (France), Seychelles

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: Sjöstedt, 1904. 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.

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3 records · 1 grid cells · GeoJSON · Prorhinotermes · checklist extant taxa only

Other databases

The links below are produced by matching the scientific name against public APIs, for cross-checking. The checklist data itself is unchanged.

GBIF Backbone Prorhinotermes canalifrons accepted Prorhinotermes canalifrons (Sjöstedt, 1904) · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Prorhinotermes canalifrons (Sjöstedt, 1904) accepted
WikidataQ140253578taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileProrhinotermes canalifrons (Sjöstedt, 1904) validauto-matched

✔ Consistent with the accepted names in GBIF and Catalogue of Life.

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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Other species in Prorhinotermes (11 species)

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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: Prorhinotermes canalifrons 沟额原鼻白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/prorhinotermes-canalifrons/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_prorhinotermes_canalifrons_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Prorhinotermes canalifrons: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/prorhinotermes-canalifrons/},
  note         = {PSAMMOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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