Sinonasutitermes planinasus 平鼻华象白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Hainan Province: Wanning County
- Distribution
- China
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Summary
Sinonasutitermes planinasus is a species of the genus Sinonasutitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Ping & Xu in 1991; the type locality is China: Hainan Province: Wanning County. Distribution: China.
Etymology
Genus name Sinonasutitermes: From Latin Sinae (China) + nasutus (nasute) + termes.
Specific epithet planinasus: Latin planus (flat) + nasus (nose), flat-nosed
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
- Genus: Sinonasutitermes — 11 species
- Type species of the genus: Sinonasutitermes dimorphus
Distribution
- Distribution records: China
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Recorded in Fauna Sinica
The morphological and biological accounts below are taken from Fauna Sinica and related literature; only structure and punctuation have been standardized here.
Morphology
Soldier
Small soldier with body colour as in the large form. Head circular and slightly long, longer than wide; nasus a stout cone, shorter than the head, directed straight forwards in profile with the tip distinctly lower than the top of the head, the base of the nasus slightly arched, the angle between nasus and head about 105°. Antennae 12 segments, the second the shortest, the third longer than the second, the third and fourth nearly equal. Anterior and posterior margins of the pronotum both nearly straight.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The small soldier matches the large form in colour. Its head is round and slightly longer than wide, and the stout conical nasus, shorter than the head, projects straight forward so that its tip lies clearly below the vertex; the nasal base is slightly arched and the nasus-head angle is about 105 degrees. Antennae have twelve segments, the second shortest and the third longer than the second.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Wanning, Hainan.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 446 in the original work) Entries are cited by their number in the original work.
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.
- Three new Species of new Genus Sinonasutitermes of Subfamily Nasutitermitinae From China (Isoptera:Termitidae)
Abstract
- 中国华象白蚁属的分类(等翅目:白蚁科:象白蚁亚科)
Abstract
华象白蚁属Sinonasutitermes Li建立于1986年.李桂祥、平正明(1986)报告四种.本文现记述六新种和二新组合,将大鼻象白蚁Nasutitermes grandinasus Tsai et Chen和扁头象白蚁N. platycephalus Ping et Xu移入本属;前者原记述触角12节,现作为该种小兵,后者1988年原记述的鼻长有误.现附入重新测量的量度.列表对我国已知12种的不同兵型作出检索,供作鉴别.该属目前仅局限分布在我国东南部的
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Other species in Sinonasutitermes (10 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: Sinonasutitermes planinasus 平鼻华象白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinonasutitermes-planinasus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_sinonasutitermes_planinasus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Sinonasutitermes planinasus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinonasutitermes-planinasus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Sinonasutitermes planinasus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinonasutitermes-planinasus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -