Rugitermes rufus Scheffrahn, 2020 红色皱白蚁

Species

Type locality: Bolivia: Santa Cruz: Amboró National Park [ 18.1197S 63.6088W ]
Distribution: Bolivia

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Summary

Rugitermes rufus is a species of the genus Rugitermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Scheffrahn in 2020; the type locality is Bolivia: Santa Cruz: Amboró National Park [ 18.1197S 63.6088W ]. Distribution: Bolivia.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet rufus: Latin rufus (red)

Taxonomic position

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

Distribution

Distribution records: Bolivia

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.

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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 rufus accepted Rugitermes rufus 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, 1911；OTU 83065 Rugitermes rugosus (Hagen, 1858)；OTU 84496 Hospitalitermes rufus (Haviland, 1898)pending 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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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 rufus 红色皱白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rugitermes-rufus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_rugitermes_rufus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Rugitermes rufus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/rugitermes-rufus/},
  note         = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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