Termitogeton umbilicatus Hagen, 1858 中凹寡脉白蚁

Species

Type locality: Sri Lanka: Rambodde
Distribution: Sri Lanka

List： English (genus page) · 中文 · Español

Summary

Termitogeton umbilicatus is a species of the genus Termitogeton, in the family TERMITOGETONIDAE. The species was described by Hagen in 1858; the type locality is Sri Lanka: Rambodde. Distribution: Sri Lanka.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet umbilicatus: Latin umbilicatus (umbilicate)

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITOGETONIDAE — 1 genus, 2 species
Genus: Termitogeton — 2 species
Type species of the genus: Termitogeton planus

Distribution

Distribution records: Sri Lanka

The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.

Morphology

A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Hagen, 1858. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.

Photos 5 photos

Freely licensed photos, click to enlarge. Hotlinked from iNaturalist / Wikimedia Commons; the rights stay with the photographers — author, licence and source page are shown under each photo.

Termitogeton umbilicatus（(c) Jonghyun Park, some rights reserved (CC BY)，CC BY） — (c) Jonghyun Park, some rights reserved (CC BY) CC BY iNaturalist

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.

Loading map…

1 records · 1 grid cells · GeoJSON · Termitogeton · checklist extant taxa only

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 umbilicatus accepted Termitogeton umbilicatus (Hagen, 1858) · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Termitogeton umbilicatus (Hagen, 1858) accepted
WikidataQ30326282taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileTermitogeton umbilicatus (Hagen, 1858) 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.

Found a naming or distribution problem? Report an error →

Records follow the original literature; please attach an evidence link.

Other species in Termitogeton (1 species)

Termitogeton planus

See all species on the genus page →

Cite this species

Citation strings are generated from the fields of this page; please keep the DOI and the version number when citing.

GB/T 7714

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Termitogeton umbilicatus 中凹寡脉白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/termitogeton-umbilicatus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_termitogeton_umbilicatus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Termitogeton umbilicatus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/termitogeton-umbilicatus/},
  note         = {TERMITOGETONIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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