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Blattodea Species File
Species

Glyptotermes albofemoralis Wu, Tsai & Li, 2024

Nomenclature (1)

  • Glyptotermes albofemoralis Wu, Tsai & Li, 2024: 45.

    Holotype; imago/alate, male; fdd94ddc-69bd-4f4f-9460-103243d13838; deposited at: National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan (NMNS);

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Wu, C.-C., Tsai, J.-F. & Li, H.-F. (2024) Taxonomy of Glyptotermes (Blattodea: Kalotermitidae) in Taiwan. Taiwania, 69(1), 37–49.

Other references (0)

Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

The species is named based on the characteristic of having a whitish femur. The term "albo" is derived from Latin and means "white." Therefore, the species is named Glyptotermes albofemoralis sp. nov., reflecting the presence of white femurs in this species.