Skip to main content
species

Glyptotermes chiraharitae Amina & Rajmohana, 2016

Nomenclature (1)

  • Glyptotermes chiraharitae Amina & Rajmohana, 2016: 310.

    Holotype; soldier; f9bd0389-23b5-4c43-a967-b5220a0cb687; deposited at: Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, West Bengal, India (ZSI); India. Kerala. Kozhikode. Kakkayam MWLS | 762 m, 11.4990° N, 75.8950° E, 27.xii.2012, Amina Poovoli.

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Amina, P. & Rajmohana, K. (2016) Glyptotermes chiraharitae n. sp., a new dampwood termite species (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) from India. Zoosystema, 38(3), 309–316. https://doi.org/10.5252/z2016n3a2

Other references (0)

Descendants and synonyms

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
species1001
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

The species is named Chiraharita meaning evergreen (in Sanskrit), after their evergreen forest habitat.