Kalotermes hilli Emerson, 1949 希尔木白蚁

Species

Type locality: Australia: Western Australia: Swan River
Distribution: Australia

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Summary

Kalotermes hilli is a species of the genus Kalotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Emerson in 1949; the type locality is Australia: Western Australia: Swan River. Distribution: Australia.

Etymology

Genus name Kalotermes: From Greek kalos (beautiful) + Latin termes.

Specific epithet hilli: Named after the entomologist G. F. Hill

Taxonomic position

Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
Genus: Kalotermes — 21 species
Type species of the genus: Kalotermes flavicollis

Distribution

Distribution records: Australia

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, 1949. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.

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.

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60 records · 12 grid cells · GeoJSON · Kalotermes · 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 Kalotermes hilli accepted Kalotermes hilli (Emerson, 1949) · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Kalotermes hilli (Emerson, 1949) accepted
WikidataQ110272467taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileKalotermes hilli (Emerson, 1949) 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

Cached papers for this genus (matched automatically, for reference); to search this species with its junior synonyms merged in, use the literature search.

Caste Development in Mastotermes and Kalotermes: Which is Primitive?
J. A. L. Watson, J. J. Sewell · 1985 · Elsevier eBooks
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Kalotermes minor Hagen in Oklahoma
G. A. Bieberdorf · 2015 · Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science
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An Application of Factor Analysis to the Systematics of Kalotermes
C. P. Stroud · 1953 · Systematic Biology
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Clyde P. Stroud; An Application of Factor Analysis to the Systematics of Kalotermes, Systematic Biology, Volume 2, Issue 2, 1 June 1953, Pages 76–92, https://do

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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: Kalotermes hilli 希尔木白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/kalotermes-hilli/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_kalotermes_hilli_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Kalotermes hilli: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/kalotermes-hilli/},
  note         = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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