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Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann, 1896)

Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann, 1896): (Otu).
Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann, 1896): (Otu).
Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann, 1896): (Otu).
Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann, 1896): (Otu).

Nomenclature (17)

  • Termes (Coptotermes) gestroi Wasmann, 1896b: 629.

    Syntypes; soldier; ef6b3728-9eeb-4c3c-8a60-30b276c826b6; deposited at: American Museum of Natural History, New York (AMNH);

  • Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann, 1896) in Bugnion & Popoff, 1910a: 115–116, 121.
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  • Coptotermes yaxianensis Li, 1986 (subjective synonym of Termes (Coptotermes) gestroi Wasmann, 1896) in Li, Liu, Li, Xiao & Zhong, 2011: 451, 452.
  • Coptotermes (Oligocrinitermes) cochlearus Xia & He, 1986 (subjective synonym of Termes (Coptotermes) gestroi Wasmann, 1896) in Ke, Zhang & Li, 2022: 64.

Nomenclature references (15)

  • Bugnion, E. & Popoff, N. (1910a) Le termite à latex de Ceylan Coptotermes travians Haviland, avec un appendice comprenant la description des Coptotermes gestroi Wasm. et flavus nov. sp. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France, 23(8), 107–123 + 2 pls.
  • Gao, D.-R., Lam, P.K.S. & Owen, P.T. (1992a) The taxonomy, ecology and management of economically important termites in China. Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society, 19, 15–50.
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  • Gay, F.J. (1967) A world review of introduced species of termites. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Bulletin 286, 1–88.
  • Holmgren, N.F. (1911c) Ceylon-Termiten, gesammelt von Prof. K. Escherich, nebst einer synoptischen Übersicht über alle bis jetzt von Ceylon und dem angrenzenden Festland bekannten Termitenarten. In K. Escherich (Ed.). Termitenleben auf Ceylon. Neue Studien zur Soziologie der Tiere zubleich ein Kapitel kolonialer Forstentomologie. Mit einem systematischen Anhang mit Beiträgen von A. Forel, Nils Holmgren, W. Michaelsen, F. Schimmer, F. Silvestri und E. Wasmann. Gustav Fischer, Jena, Germany. pp. 183–212 + 2 pls. [xxxii + 263 pp. + 3 pls]
  • Huang, F.-S., Zhu, S.-M., Ping, X.-M., He, X.-S., Li, G.-X. & Gao, D.-R. (2000) Fauna Sinica. Vol. 17, Insecta: Isoptera. Science Press, Beijing. xxiv + 961 pp. [in Chinese]
  • Ke, Y., Zhang, S. & Li, Z.-Q. (2022) Phylogenetic Relationships of Chinese Coptotermes (Blattodea: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Termites and a New Synonym Inferred from Morphological Data. Journal of Entomological Science, 57(1), 64–81.
  • Kemner, N.A. (1934b) Systematische und biologische Studien über die Termiten Javas und Celebes. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 13(4), 1–241. [in German]
  • Kirton, L.G. & Brown, V.K. (2003) The taxonomic status of pest species of Coptotermes in southeast Asia: resolving the paradox in the pest status of the termites, Coptotermes gestroi, C. havilandi and C. travians (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology 42, 43–63.
  • Li, G.-X. (1986c) Two new species of Coptotermes from south China (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Entomotaxonomia, 8(3), 225–230. [in Chinese]
  • Li, Z.-Q., Liu, B.-R., Li, Q.-J., Xiao, W.-L. & Zhong, J.-H. (2011) Two new synonyms of Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in China. Sociobiology 58, 449–455.
  • Light, S.F. (1932a) Termites of the Marquesas Islands. Bulletin of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, 98, 73–86 + 3 pls.
  • Snyder, T.E. (1949a) Catalog of the termites (Isoptera) of the world. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 112(3953), 1–490.
  • Tsai, P.-H., Huang, F.-S. & Li, G.-X. (1985) A study on the Chinese species of genus Coptotermes with description of new species and subspecies (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Sinozoologia 3, 101–116. [in Chinese]
  • Wasmann, E. (1896b) Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine LXXII. Neue Termitophilen und Termiten aus Indien. I–III. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 16, 613–630. [in German]
  • Xia, K.-L. & He, X.-S. (1986) Study on the genus Coptotermes from China (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Contributions from Shanghai Institute of Entomology, 6, 157–182. [in Chinese]

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Etymology:

Etymology named for Italian entomologist Raffaello Gestro.