Verrucositermes hirtus Deligne, 1983 多毛疣白蚁

Species

Type locality: Cameroon: Lomé, near Kribi
Distribution: Cameroon

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Summary

Verrucositermes hirtus is a species of the genus Verrucositermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Deligne in 1983; the type locality is Cameroon: Lomé, near Kribi. Distribution: Cameroon.

Etymology

Genus name Verrucositermes: From Latin verrucosus (warty) + termes.

Specific epithet hirtus: Latin hirtus (hairy)

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
Genus: Verrucositermes — 2 species
Type species of the genus: Verrucositermes tuberosus

Distribution

Distribution records: Cameroon

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: Deligne, 1983. 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.

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 Verrucositermes hirtus accepted Verrucositermes hirtus Deligne, 1983 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Verrucositermes hirtus Deligne, 1983 accepted
WikidataQ140073686taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileVerrucositermes hirtus Deligne, 1983 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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Related papers

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The ultrastructure of the rostral gland in soldiers of Verrucositermes tuberosus (Blattodea: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae)
Cédric Aumont, Tereza Beránková, Dino Peter McMahon, Renate Radek, Pierre Dieudonné Akama, David Sillam‐Dussès, Jan Šobotník et al. · 2023 · Arthropod Structure & Development
Abstract

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Other species in Verrucositermes (1 species)

Verrucositermes tuberosus

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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: Verrucositermes hirtus 多毛疣白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/verrucositermes-hirtus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_verrucositermes_hirtus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Verrucositermes hirtus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/verrucositermes-hirtus/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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