Prorhinotermes oceanicus Wasmann, 1902 海洋原鼻白蚁

Species

Type locality: Costa Rica: Cocos Island
Distribution: Costa Rica, Cocos Island, Costa Rica

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Summary

Prorhinotermes oceanicus is a species of the genus Prorhinotermes, in the family PSAMMOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Wasmann in 1902; the type locality is Costa Rica: Cocos Island. Distribution: Costa Rica, Cocos Island, Costa Rica. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet oceanicus: Latin oceanus (ocean): oceanic

Taxonomic position

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

Distribution

Distribution records: Costa Rica, Cocos Island, Costa Rica

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:

Leucotermes insularis Wasmann, 1902: 140, 160 — type locality: Costa Rica: Cocos Island

In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Leucotermes insularis; this site treats it under Prorhinotermes oceanicus.

Morphology

A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Wasmann, 1902. 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.

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 oceanicus accepted Prorhinotermes oceanicus (Wasmann, 1902) · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Prorhinotermes oceanicus (Wasmann, 1902) accepted
WikidataQ140253582taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileProrhinotermes oceanicus (Wasmann, 1902) 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 oceanicus 海洋原鼻白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/prorhinotermes-oceanicus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_prorhinotermes_oceanicus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Prorhinotermes oceanicus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/prorhinotermes-oceanicus/},
  note         = {PSAMMOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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