Rostrotermes cornutus 具角突吻白蚁
- Type locality
- Guinea: Mont Nimba; Ivory Coast: Danané
- Distribution
- West Africa, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
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Summary
Rostrotermes cornutus is the only extant species of the genus Rostrotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Apicotermitinae). The species was described by Grassé in 1943; the type locality is Guinea: Mont Nimba; Ivory Coast: Danané. Distribution: West Africa, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone.
Etymology
Genus name Rostrotermes: From Latin rostrum (beak, rostrum) + termes.
Specific epithet cornutus: From the descriptive term ‘corn’ (horn)
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Apicotermitinae — 68 genera, 241 species
- Genus: Rostrotermes — monotypic, 1 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: West Africa, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
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: Grassé, 1943. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
Distribution map
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Rostrotermes cornutus 具角突吻白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rostrotermes-cornutus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_rostrotermes_cornutus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Rostrotermes cornutus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rostrotermes-cornutus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Rostrotermes cornutus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rostrotermes-cornutus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -