Labritermes kistneri Krishna & Adams, 1982 基斯特纳唇白蚁

Species

Type locality: Malaysia: Selangor: Ulu Gombak
Distribution: Malaysia, Indonesia

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Summary

Labritermes kistneri is a species of the genus Labritermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Foraminitermitinae). The species was described by Krishna & Adams in 1982; the type locality is Malaysia: Selangor: Ulu Gombak. Distribution: Malaysia, Indonesia.

Etymology

Genus name Labritermes: From Latin labrum (upper lip) + termes.

Specific epithet kistneri: Named after the entomologist D. H. Kistner

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
Subfamily: Foraminitermitinae — 3 genera, 10 species
Genus: Labritermes — 3 species
Type species of the genus: Labritermes buttelreepeni

Distribution

Distribution records: Malaysia, Indonesia

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: Krishna & Adams, 1982. 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 Labritermes kistneri accepted Labritermes kistneri Adams & Krishna, 1982 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Labritermes kistneri Adams & Krishna, 1982 accepted
WikidataQ140210725taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileLabritermes kistneri Adams & Krishna, 1982 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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Literature notes

Edited notes based on the original literature, not transcriptions. The source markers in each paragraph point to archived records in .sources; full citations are listed below.

Taxonomic history

According to Krishna and Adams (1982), Labritermes kistneri is a new species published together with Labritermes emersoni, raising Labritermes from one to three species; the paper also notes that the genus is closely related to the African Foraminitermes.

References

Krishna, Kumar; Adams, Cheryl Lynn 1982 The Oriental termite genus Labritermes Holmgren (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae). American Museum of Natural History.

Literature notes updated: 2026-11-13.

Other species in Labritermes (2 species)

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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: Labritermes kistneri 基斯特纳唇白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/labritermes-kistneri/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_labritermes_kistneri_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Labritermes kistneri: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/labritermes-kistneri/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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