Eburnitermes grassei Noirot, 1966 格拉塞象牙白蚁

Species · * Type species

Type locality: Ivory Coast: Adiopodoumé, 17 km E of Abidjan
Distribution: Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria

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Summary

Eburnitermes grassei is the only extant species of the genus Eburnitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Apicotermitinae). The species was described by Noirot in 1966; the type locality is Ivory Coast: Adiopodoumé, 17 km E of Abidjan. Distribution: Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria.

Etymology

Genus name Eburnitermes: From Latin eburneus (ivory-white) + termes.

Specific epithet grassei: Named after the zoologist P.-P. Grassé

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
Subfamily: Apicotermitinae — 68 genera, 241 species
Genus: Eburnitermes — monotypic, 1 species

Distribution

Distribution records: Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria

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: Noirot, 1966. 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.

Other databases

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GBIF Backbone Eburnitermes grassei accepted Eburnitermes grassei Noirot, 1966 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Eburnitermes grassei Noirot, 1966 accepted
WikidataQ140225314taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileEburnitermes grassei Noirot, 1966 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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Related papers

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Description et affinités de deux nouveaux genres d'amitermitinæ (Isoptera, Termitidæ)
Charles Noirot · 1966 · Insectes Sociaux
Abstract

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GB/T 7714

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Eburnitermes grassei 格拉塞象牙白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/eburnitermes-grassei/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_eburnitermes_grassei_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Eburnitermes grassei: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/eburnitermes-grassei/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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