Acorhinotermes murui 穆鲁伊尖鼻白蚁
- Type locality
- Colombia: Amazon basin
- Distribution
- Colombia (Amazon basin)
List： English (genus page) · 中文 · Español
Summary
Acorhinotermes murui is a species of the genus Acorhinotermes, in the family RHINOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Castro in 2023; the type locality is Colombia: Amazon basin. Distribution: Colombia (Amazon basin).
Etymology
Genus name Acorhinotermes: Contains Greek rhis (nose) + Latin termes; prefix derivation uncertain.
Specific epithet murui: Named after the Murui people (Witoto), Amazonia
Taxonomic position
- Family: RHINOTERMITIDAE — 5 genera, 62 species
- Genus: Acorhinotermes — 3 species
- Type species of the genus: Acorhinotermes subfusciceps
Distribution
- Distribution records: Colombia (Amazon basin)
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: Castro, 2023. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
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.
- Acorhinotermes murui sp. nov. (Blattodea: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae:Rhinotermitinae), a new termite species from the Amazon basin
Abstract
Castro, Daniel (2023): Acorhinotermes murui sp. nov. (Blattodea: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae: Rhinotermitinae), a new termite species from the Amazon basin. Zootaxa 5353 (3): 294-300, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.3.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.3.7
- A new species of Acorhinotermes Emerson, 1949 (Blattodea, Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) from Colombia, with a key to Neotropical Rhinotermitinae species based on minor soldiers
Abstract
Acorhinotermes Emerson, 1949 is the only Neotropical Rhinotermitine genus with no major soldier. Herein Acorhinotermes claritae Castro & Scheffrahn, sp. nov. is described based on minor soldiers and an alate nymph collected in a secondary rain forest in the Colombian Amazon. The minor soldier of A. claritae Castro & Scheffrahn, sp. nov. has longer mandibular points and it is comparatively smaller than A. subfusciceps. An illustrated key to the minor soldiers of the Neotropical species of Rhinotermitinae is presented.
- New fóssil termite species: Dolichorhinotermes Dominicanusfrom Dominican Amber (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae, Rjhinotermitinae)
Abstract
A new fóssil termite species, the first Rhinotermitinae in amber, Dolichorhinotermes dominicanus, is described based on a single imago trapped in Dominican Amber.The fóssil indicates that a species of the Rhinotermescomplex (Rhinotermes, Dolichorhinotermes, Acorhinotermes) was present in the Caribbean region in the Miocene.
Papers on this species, synonyms included → OpenAlex Google Scholar CNKI
Abstracts come from open metadata; copyright remains with the original authors/publishers. For reference only — please check the original.
Other species in Acorhinotermes (2 species)
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: Acorhinotermes murui 穆鲁伊尖鼻白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/acorhinotermes-murui/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_acorhinotermes_murui_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Acorhinotermes murui: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/acorhinotermes-murui/},
note = {RHINOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Acorhinotermes murui: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/acorhinotermes-murui/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -