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Macrotermes bellicosus (Smeathman, 1781)

Nomenclature (9)

  • Termes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781: 141.

    Neotype; soldier; e2f66845-75eb-4e7b-9140-99258c7e0c7e; deposited at: Natural History Museum (formerly British Museum (Natural History)), London, UK (BMNH);

  • Termes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781 in Packard, 1869: 588.
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  • Termes carboniceps Sjöstedt, 1924 (subjective synonym of Termes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781) in Ruelle, 1970: 374.
  • Termes nigeriensis Sjöstedt, 1911 (subjective synonym of Termes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781) in Ruelle, 1970: 374.

Nomenclature references (7)

  • Fuller, C. (1921) The termites of South Africa; being a preliminary notice. South African Journal of Natural History 3, 14–52.
  • Grassé, P.-P. (1937a) Recherches sur la systématique et la biologie des termites de l’Afrique occidentale française. Première partie: Protermitidae, Mesotermitidae, Metatermitidae (Termitinae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 106(1), 1–100 + 4 pls.
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  • Packard, A.S., Jr. (1869) Guide to the study of insects, and a treatise on those injurious and beneficial to crops; for the use of colleges, farm schools, and agriculturists. Naturalist's Book Agency, Salem, 531–536 pp. [vii + 702 pp. + 10 pls.]
  • Ruelle, J.E. (1970) A revision of the termites of the genus Macrotermes from the Ethiopian region (Isoptera: Termitidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 24, 363–444.
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1911e) Neue Ost- und Westafrikanische Termiten. Entomologisk Tidskrift, 32(3-4), 173–188.
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1924a) Neue Termiten im Kongo-Museum. Revue Zoologique Africaine (Bruxelles), 12(1), 39–42.
  • Smeathman, H. (1781) Some Account of the Termites, which are found in Africa and other hot Climates. In a Letter from Mr. Henry Smeathman, of Clement's Inn, to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 71, 139–192.
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