Verrucositermes tuberosus 多疣疣白蚁
- Type locality
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kalina Point at the Congo River, Kinshasa
- Distribution
- Cameroon, Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon
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Summary
Verrucositermes tuberosus is a species and the type species of the genus Verrucositermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Emerson in 1960; the type locality is Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kalina Point at the Congo River, Kinshasa. Distribution: Cameroon, Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon.
Etymology
Genus name Verrucositermes: From Latin verrucosus (warty) + termes.
Specific epithet tuberosus: From tuber + osus
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
- Genus: Verrucositermes — 2 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Cameroon, Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon
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, 1960. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
Distribution map
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Other species in Verrucositermes (1 species)
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Verrucositermes tuberosus 多疣疣白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/verrucositermes-tuberosus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_verrucositermes_tuberosus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Verrucositermes tuberosus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/verrucositermes-tuberosus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Verrucositermes tuberosus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/verrucositermes-tuberosus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -