Heimitermes moorei Emerson, 1959 穆尔埃姆白蚁

Species

Type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Pygmy Camp, 4 km N of Camp Putnam, Epulu River
Distribution: Old World tropics

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Summary

Heimitermes moorei is a species of the genus Heimitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Apicotermitinae). The species was described by Emerson in 1959; the type locality is Democratic Republic of the Congo: Pygmy Camp, 4 km N of Camp Putnam, Epulu River. Distribution: Old World tropics.

Etymology

Genus name Heimitermes: Named after a person (Heim); -termes from Latin termes.

Specific epithet moorei: Named after Moore

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
Subfamily: Apicotermitinae — 68 genera, 241 species
Genus: Heimitermes — 2 species
Type species of the genus: Heimitermes laticeps

Distribution

Distribution records: Old World tropics

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: Emerson, 1959. 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

The links below are produced by matching the scientific name against public APIs, for cross-checking. The checklist data itself is unchanged.

GBIF Backbone Heimitermes moorei accepted Heimitermes moorei Emerson, 1959 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Heimitermes moorei Emerson, 1959 accepted
WikidataQ140251908taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileHeimitermes moorei Emerson, 1959 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 Heimitermes (1 species)

Heimitermes laticeps

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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: Heimitermes moorei 穆尔埃姆白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/heimitermes-moorei/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_heimitermes_moorei_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Heimitermes moorei: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/heimitermes-moorei/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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