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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.
  • 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

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
genus1067
subgenus0000
species141982232
subspecies6028