Termitogeton planus Haviland, 1898 平坦寡脉白蚁

Species · * Type species

Type locality: Malaysia: Sarawak
Distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia

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Summary

Termitogeton planus is a species and the type species of the genus Termitogeton, in the family TERMITOGETONIDAE. The species was described by Haviland in 1898; the type locality is Malaysia: Sarawak. Distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.

Etymology

Genus name Termitogeton: From Greek termit- (termite) + geitōn (neighbor), ‘termite’s neighbor’.

Specific epithet planus: Latin planus (flat)

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITOGETONIDAE — 1 genus, 2 species
Genus: Termitogeton — 2 species

Distribution

Distribution records: Indonesia, Malaysia

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:

Termitogeton minor Thapa, 1982: 89-91 — type locality: Malaysia: Sabah: Lamag District: Pin

In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Termitogeton minor; this site treats it under Termitogeton planus.

Morphology

A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Haviland, 1898. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.

Photos 1 photo

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Termitogeton planus（CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics，CC BY 3.0） — CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics CC BY 3.0 Wikimedia Commons

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 Termitogeton planus accepted Termitogeton planus (Haviland, 1898) · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Termitogeton planus (Haviland, 1898) accepted
WikidataQ127438376taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileTermitogeton planus (Haviland, 1898) 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 Termitogeton (1 species)

Termitogeton umbilicatus

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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: Termitogeton planus 平坦寡脉白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/termitogeton-planus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_termitogeton_planus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Termitogeton planus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/termitogeton-planus/},
  note         = {TERMITOGETONIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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