Isoptera Species File

genus

Reticulitermes Holmgren, 1913

Type

Termes flavipes Kollar, 1837 type species by original designation of Reticulitermes Holmgren, 1913

Nomenclature (12)

  • † Hemerobites Germar, 1813: 16. (fossil)

    type species by original monotypy † Hemerobites antiquus Germar, 1813

  • † Maresa Giebel, 1856: 298. (fossil)

    type species by original monotypy † Maresa plebeja Giebel, 1856

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  • † Hemerobites Germar, 1813 (nomen oblitum of Leucotermes (Reticulitermes) Holmgren, 1913) in Engel, Grimaldi & Krishna, 2007b: 14.
  • † Maresa Giebel, 1856 (totally suppressed under Leucotermes (Reticulitermes) Holmgren, 1913) in International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, 2009: 194-195.

Nomenclature references (10)

  • Ahmad, M. & Akhtar, M.S. (2002) Catalogue of the Termites (Isoptera) of the Oriental Region. Pakistan Journal of Zoology (Supplement), 2, 1–86.
  • Banks, N. & Snyder, T.E. (1920) A revision of the Nearctic termites [Banks], with notes on the biology anddistribution of termites [Snyder]. United States National Museum Bulletin, 108, 1–228 + 35 pls.
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  • Engel, M.S., Grimaldi, D.A. & Krishna, K. (2007b) A synopsis of Baltic amber termites (Isoptera). Stuttgarter Beitraege zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Palaeontologie), 372, 1–20. [2021-01-12 15:51:17 UTC: Heidi Hopkins: See pg. 229 of pdf]
  • Germar, E.F. (1813) Insecten in Bernstein eingeschlossen, beschrieben aus dem academischen Mineralien-Cabinet zu Halle. Magazin der Entomologie, 1, 11–18.
  • Giebel, C.G.A. (1856) Fauna der Vorwelt, Vol 2. Die Insekten und Spinnen der Vorwelt mit steter Berücksichtigung der lebenden Insekten und Spinnen. F.U. Brockhaus, Leipzig, xviii + 511 pp.
  • Holmgren, N.F. (1913c) Termitenstudien. 4. Versuch einer systematischen Monographie der Termiten der orientalischen Region. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 50(2), 1–276. [in German]
  • International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, I.C.Z.N. (2009) Opinion 2225 (Case 3412). Reticulitermes Holmgren, 1913 (Insecta, Isoptera) given precedence over Maresa Giebel, 1856. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 66(2), 194–195.
  • Li, G.-X. & Ping, Z.-M. (1983b) Description of a new genus Tsaitermes and its three new species from China (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae: Heterotermitinae). Entomotaxonomia, 5(3), 239–245. [in Chinese]
  • Poole, R.W. (1997) Nomina Insecta Nearctica. A Check List of the Insects of North America. Volume 4: Non-Holometabolous Orders. R.W. Poole & P. Gentili (Eds.). Entomological Information Services, Rockville, MD, 731 pp.
  • Tsai, P.-H., Huang, F.-S. & Li, K.-S. (1977) Notes on the genus Reticulitermes (Isoptera) from China, with descriptions of new subgenera and new species. Acta Entomologica Sinica 20, 465–475. [in Chinese]

Descendants and synonyms

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genus716
subgenus202
species23014981
subspecies1266