Extant Isoptera Latin–Chinese name comparison list
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Extant Isoptera (Termites) — Latin–Chinese Name Comparison List 现存等翅下目（白蚁）拉丁学名—中文正名对照名录

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Rugitermes aridus Scheffrahn, 2020 干皱白蚁

Species

Type locality
Peru: Huánuco: Huánuco city [ 9.877S 76.1641W ]
Distribution
Peru

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Summary

Rugitermes aridus is a species of the genus Rugitermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Scheffrahn in 2020; the type locality is Peru: Huánuco: Huánuco city [ 9.877S 76.1641W ]. Distribution: Peru.

Etymology

Genus name Rugitermes: From Latin ruga (wrinkle) + termes.

Specific epithet aridus: Latin aridus (arid, dry)

Taxonomic position

  • Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
  • Genus: Rugitermes — 18 species
  • Type species of the genus: Rugitermes nodulosus

Distribution

  • Distribution records: Peru

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: Scheffrahn, 2020. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.

Freely licensed photos, click to enlarge. Hotlinked from iNaturalist / Wikimedia Commons; the rights stay with the photographers — author, licence and source page are shown under each photo.

Rugitermes aridus（Scheffrahn RH, Carrijo TF (2020) Three new species of Rugitermes (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) from Peru and Bolivia. ZooKeys 1000: 31-44.，CC BY 4.0）
Scheffrahn RH, Carrijo TF (2020) Three new species of Rugitermes (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) from Peru and Bolivia. ZooKeys 1000: 31-44. CC BY 4.0Wikimedia Commons

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 Rugitermes aridus accepted Rugitermes aridus Scheffrahn, 2020 · confidence 100
  • Catalogue of LifeNo link: only the higher taxon “Rugitermes Holmgren, 1911” is in Catalogue of Life.
  • World checklist Blattodea Species Fileambiguous, pending manual review仅模糊候选：OTU 83053 Rugitermes Holmgren, 1911pending review

⚠ Catalogue of Life currently lists only the higher taxon. Typically a name is recently described, rarely recorded, or not yet indexed externally; our record is unaffected.

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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Records follow the original literature; please attach an evidence link.

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.

  1. Bionomics of a species of Rugitermes (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) for Uruguay.

    A. Aber · 2000 · Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

    Abstract

  2. Morphology of the gizzard in rugitermes niger kalotermitidae and armitermes euamignathus termitidae

    Gislaine Oliveira, Carminda da Cruz‐Landim, Ana Maria Costa–Leonardo · 1987 ·

    Abstract

  3. Histology of the digestive tract of Rugitermes niger Oliveira, 1979, (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae).

    Igor de S. Gonçalves · 1980 · Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

    Abstract

Papers on this species, synonyms included → OpenAlex Google Scholar CNKI

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Other species in Rugitermes (17 species)

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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: Rugitermes aridus 干皱白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rugitermes-aridus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_rugitermes_aridus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Rugitermes aridus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rugitermes-aridus/},
  note         = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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