Species
Reticulitermes rusti Chen, 2025
Nomenclature (1)
- Reticulitermes rusti Chen, 2025 in Chen, Nelson, Rugman-Jones, Tseng, Sutherland, Choe, Haverty & Lee, 2025: 322.
Holotype; female; fca8aa1f-e09c-4cae-baf5-5515be5f6f96; deposited at: University of California, Riverside (UCRC); United States: California: University | of California, Riverside (33°58′08″ N 117°19′37″ W), 02-xi-2023, J.T.C. Chen
Nomenclature references (1)
- Chen, J.T.-C., Nelson, L., Rugman-Jones, P.F., Tseng, S.-P., Sutherland, A.M., Choe, D.-H., Haverty, M.I. & Lee, C.-Y. (2025) Description of a new species of subterranean termite in the genus Reticulitermes (Blattodea: Heterotermitidae) from southern California. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 118(4), 315–330. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saaf019
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
We named this species ‘rusti’ in honor of Professor Emeritus Michael K. Rust (University of California, Riverside), who has contributed significantly to our knowledge of the biology and management of subterranean termites in southern California for the last 50 yr.