Species
Krishnacapritermes dineshan Amina & Rajmohana, 2020
Nomenclature (1)
- Krishnacapritermes dineshan Amina & Rajmohana, 2020 in Amina, Rajmohana, Dinesh, Asha, Sinu & Mathew, 2020: 6.
Holotype; soldier; 9ba1e53a-3d95-40be-8e11-f60d9e7480e1; deposited at: Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, West Bengal, India (ZSI); India, Kerala, Idukki (Kurunjimala Shola) 10.2268N, 77.2692 E, 18.ix.2014, Emiliyamma and Party
Nomenclature references (1)
- Amina, P., Rajmohana, K., Dinesh, K.P., Asha, G., Sinu, P.A. & Mathew, J. (2020) Two new species of an Indian endemic genus Krishnacapritermes Chhotani (Isoptera: Termitidae) from the Kerala part of the Western Ghats, India. Oriental Insects, 54(4), 496–513, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2019.1683091
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Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The species is named after the collector, Sri K.A. Dineshan, for his devotion and expertise in the field collection of termite fauna. Species epithet is treated as a noun in apposition to the generic name.