Species
Speculitermes latalabrum Aiswarya & Amina, 2026
Nomenclature (1)
- Speculitermes latalabrum Aiswarya & Amina, 2026 in Aiswarya, Amina & Sudhikumar, 2026: 129.
Holotype; soldier; 54651af1-81b5-4c93-9667-7492e1935f40; deposited at: Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, (CATE) Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India (CATE); India: Kerala: Thrissur (Asurankundu Dam), 10.6852N, 76.2955E, 13 January 2024, P. M. Aiswarya and A. V. Sudhikumar coll.
Nomenclature references (1)
- Aiswarya, P.M., Amina, P. & Sudhikumar, A.V. (2026) Two new termite species (Blattodea: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae and Mirocapritermitinae) from the Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa, 5787(1), 127–142. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5787.1.6
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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 “latalabrum" (in Latin, lata=wider) after its wider labrum comparing to other known species of Speculitermes.