Rugitermes athertoni 阿瑟顿皱白蚁
- Type locality
- Polynesia (French): Marquesas: Hivaoa: Atuona Valley; Marquesas: Hivaoa: Pouau; Marquesas: Hivaoa: Tenaeka Valley; Marquesas: Nukahiva, Toovi, Teuanui; Marquesas: Nukuhiva, Tapuaooa; Marquesas: Uapou, Hakahetau Valley, Koputukea
- Distribution
- French Polynesia
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Summary
Rugitermes athertoni is a species of the genus Rugitermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Light in 1932; the type locality is Polynesia (French): Marquesas: Hivaoa: Atuona Valley; Marquesas: Hivaoa: Pouau; Marquesas: Hivaoa: Tenaeka Valley; Marquesas: Nukahiva, Toovi, Teuanui; Marquesas: Nukuhiva, Tapuaooa; Marquesas: Uapou, Hakahetau Valley, Koputukea. Distribution: French Polynesia.
Etymology
Genus name Rugitermes: From Latin ruga (wrinkle) + termes.
Specific epithet athertoni: Named after Atherton
Taxonomic position
- Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
- Genus: Rugitermes — 18 species
- Type species of the genus: Rugitermes nodulosus
Distribution
- Distribution records: French Polynesia
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: Light, 1932. 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.
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.
- Bionomics of a species of Rugitermes (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) for Uruguay.
Abstract
- Morphology of the gizzard in rugitermes niger kalotermitidae and armitermes euamignathus termitidae
Abstract
- Histology of the digestive tract of Rugitermes niger Oliveira, 1979, (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae).
Abstract
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Other species in Rugitermes (17 species)
- Rugitermes aridus
- Rugitermes bicolor
- Rugitermes costaricensis
- Rugitermes flavicinctus
- Rugitermes kirbyi
- Rugitermes laticollis
- Rugitermes magninotus
- Rugitermes niger
- Rugitermes nodulosus
- Rugitermes occidentalis
- Rugitermes panamae
- Rugitermes rufus
- Rugitermes rugosus
- Rugitermes tinto
- Rugitermes unicolor
- Rugitermes ursulae
- Rugitermes volcanensis
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 athertoni 阿瑟顿皱白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rugitermes-athertoni/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_rugitermes_athertoni_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Rugitermes athertoni: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rugitermes-athertoni/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Rugitermes athertoni: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rugitermes-athertoni/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -