Rhinotermes nasutus 大鼻鼻白蚁
- Type locality
- Brasil: ?
- Distribution
- French Guiana, Brazil, Guyana, Barbados, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Martinique, Peru, Suriname
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Summary
Rhinotermes nasutus is a species and the type species of the genus Rhinotermes, in the family RHINOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Perty in 1833; the type locality is Brasil: ?. Distribution: French Guiana, Brazil, Guyana, Barbados, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Martinique, Peru, Suriname. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Rhinotermes: From Greek rhis (nose) + Latin termes, for the nasute soldier.
Specific epithet nasutus: Latin nasutus (large-nosed)
Taxonomic position
- Family: RHINOTERMITIDAE — 5 genera, 62 species
- Genus: Rhinotermes — 4 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: French Guiana, Brazil, Guyana, Barbados, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Martinique, Peru, Suriname
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:
- Rhinotermes taurus Desneux, 1904: 146-147 — type locality: Suriname: ?
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Rhinotermes taurus; this site treats it under Rhinotermes nasutus.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Perty, 1833. 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.
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.
- An extraordinary new Rhinotermes from Panama
Abstract
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
- Biochemistry of termite defenses: Coptotermes, rhinotermes and Cornitermes species
Abstract
- Protozoa from Australian Termites
Abstract
Very little work has been done on the protozoa of Australian termites except for the observations of Grassi (1917), who described the faunas of Porotermes adamsoni Frogg., Coptotermes lacteus Frogg., and a species of Schedo- rhinotermes, and those of Duboscq and Grassé (1927), who worked on Calotermes iridipennis Frogg.
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Other species in Rhinotermes (3 species)
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: Rhinotermes nasutus 大鼻鼻白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rhinotermes-nasutus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_rhinotermes_nasutus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Rhinotermes nasutus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rhinotermes-nasutus/},
note = {RHINOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Rhinotermes nasutus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rhinotermes-nasutus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -