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Isoptera Species File
genus

Velocitermes Holmgren, 1912

Type

Eutermes heteropterus Silvestri, 1901 type species by subsequent designation of Velocitermes Holmgren, 1912

Nomenclature (5)

  • Eutermes (Velocitermes) Holmgren, 1912a: 60, 61.

    type species by subsequent designation Eutermes heteropterus Silvestri, 1901 in Snyder, 1949a: 311

  • Nasutitermes (Uniformitermes) Snyder, 1925j: 191.

    type species by original monotypy Nasutitermes (Uniformitermes) barrocoloradensis Snyder, 1925

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  • Velocitermes Holmgren, 1912 in Hare, 1937: 477.
  • Nasutitermes (Uniformitermes) Snyder, 1925 (subjective synonym of Eutermes (Velocitermes) Holmgren, 1912) in Snyder, 1949a: 311.

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Hare, L. (1937) Termite phylogeny as evidenced by soldier mandible development. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 37, 459–486.
  • Holmgren, N.F. (1912a) Termitenstudien. 3. Systematik der Termiten. Die Familie Metatermitidae. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 48(4), 1–166.
  • Snyder, T.E. (1925j) New termites and hitherto unknown castes from the Canal Zone, Panama. Journal of Agricultural Research, 29(4 [1924]), 179–193.
  • Snyder, T.E. (1949a) Catalog of the termites (Isoptera) of the world. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 112(3953), 1–490.

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
genus1034
species101718