Quasitermes incisus 切割相似白蚁
- Type locality
- Madagascar: Tolanaro (Fort Dauphin); Tsaratanana; near Ivoloina
- Distribution
- Madagascar
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Summary
Quasitermes incisus is the only extant species of the genus Quasitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Termitinae). The species was described by Cachan in 1949; the type locality is Madagascar: Tolanaro (Fort Dauphin); Tsaratanana; near Ivoloina. Distribution: Madagascar. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Quasitermes: From Latin quasi (as if, resembling) + termes.
Specific epithet incisus: Latin incisus (incised, notched)
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Termitinae — 23 genera, 107 species
- Genus: Quasitermes — monotypic, 1 species
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:
- Quasitermes caprinus Emerson, 1950: 10-13 — type locality: Madagascar: Manantantely, near Tolanaro
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Quasitermes caprinus; this site treats it under Quasitermes incisus.
Morphology
The description below is paraphrased from the original or a later revision, by caste; the source is cited at the end.
Diagnostic characters
The labrum is almost asymmetrical, its lateral points short and sharp; the labrum of Mirocapritermes is more asymmetrical and more deeply forked, with longer and sharper lateral points (Emerson 1950).
Soldier
The head is elongate and nearly square, its sides parallel and slightly convex; the frontal projection points forwards and is not very sharp (the quotation is interrupted here by the original running head with the page number); the labrum is longer than wide, its apex shallowly concave or angulate; the mandibles are asymmetrical and suited to snapping, the left slightly wavy and the right slightly curved outwards.
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
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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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: Quasitermes incisus 切割相似白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/quasitermes-incisus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_quasitermes_incisus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Quasitermes incisus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/quasitermes-incisus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Quasitermes incisus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/quasitermes-incisus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -