Velocitermes beebei Emerson, 1925 毕比快白蚁

Species

Type locality: Guyana: Cuyuni-Mazaruni: Kartabo [6.38N 58.7W]
Distribution: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela

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Summary

Velocitermes beebei is a species of the genus Velocitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Emerson in 1925; the type locality is Guyana: Cuyuni-Mazaruni: Kartabo [6.38N 58.7W]. Distribution: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela.

Etymology

Genus name Velocitermes: From Latin velox (swift) + termes.

Specific epithet beebei: Named after William Beebe

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
Genus: Velocitermes — 9 species
Type species of the genus: Velocitermes heteropterus

Distribution

Distribution records: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela

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: Emerson, 1925. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.

Distribution map

Aggregated from GBIF occurrence records on a 1° grid; only extant taxa of this checklist are used, so fossil records are excluded. Dot size and shade show the number of records inside a cell.

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8 records · 4 grid cells · GeoJSON · Velocitermes · checklist extant taxa only

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 Velocitermes beebei accepted Velocitermes beebei (Emerson, 1925) · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Velocitermes beebei (Emerson, 1925) accepted
WikidataQ140073693taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileVelocitermes beebei (Emerson, 1925) validauto-matched

✔ Consistent with the accepted names in GBIF and Catalogue of Life.

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 Velocitermes (8 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: Velocitermes beebei 毕比快白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/velocitermes-beebei/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_velocitermes_beebei_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Velocitermes beebei: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/velocitermes-beebei/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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