Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Heterotermes orthognathus Light, 1933

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Isoptera

Family
Rhinotermitidae

Genus
Heterotermes

Species
orthognathus

Taxon category: Accepted

References

  • Light, S.F. (1935) The Templeton Crocker Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences, 1932. No. 20 The Termites. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fouth Series Vol 21(20): 233-258.
  • Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Heterotermes orthognathus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12932. Accessed 4 November 2026.