Rugitermes kirbyi 柯比皱白蚁
- Type locality
- Costa Rica: Cartago
- Distribution
- Costa Rica, Panama
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Summary
Rugitermes kirbyi is a species of the genus Rugitermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Snyder in 1926; the type locality is Costa Rica: Cartago. Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama.
Etymology
Genus name Rugitermes: From Latin ruga (wrinkle) + termes.
Specific epithet kirbyi: Named after the entomologist W. F. Kirby
Taxonomic position
- Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
- Genus: Rugitermes — 18 species
- Type species of the genus: Rugitermes nodulosus
Distribution
- Distribution records: Costa Rica, Panama
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: Snyder, 1926. 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
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- Bionomics of a species of Rugitermes (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) for Uruguay.
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- 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).
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Other species in Rugitermes (17 species)
- Rugitermes aridus
- Rugitermes athertoni
- Rugitermes bicolor
- Rugitermes costaricensis
- Rugitermes flavicinctus
- 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 kirbyi 柯比皱白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rugitermes-kirbyi/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_rugitermes_kirbyi_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Rugitermes kirbyi: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rugitermes-kirbyi/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Rugitermes kirbyi: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rugitermes-kirbyi/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -