Genus
Scheffrahnitermes Mellado, Messina & Carrijo, 2026
Nomenclature (1)
- Scheffrahnitermes Mellado, Messina & Carrijo, 2026 in Mellado, Messina, Carvalho, Oliveira, Almeida‐Azevedo, de Azevedo, Cunha, Lucena, Constantini, Pinzón‐Florián & Carrijo, 2026: 2.
type species by original designation Scheffrahnitermes ubuntu Mellado, Messina & Carrijo, 2026
Nomenclature references (1)
- Mellado, C.C., Messina, G.G., Carvalho, A., Oliveira, D.E., Almeida‐Azevedo, R., de Azevedo, R.A., Cunha, H.F., Lucena, E.F., Constantini, J.P., Pinzón‐Florián, O.P. & Carrijo, T.F. (2026) Scheffrahnitermes ubuntu (Isoptera: Apicotermitinae), Description of a New Termite Using a Collaborative Approach to Address the Wallacean Shortfall. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 53(e70025), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/njz2.70025
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
In honor of Dr. Rudolf Scheffrahn, a great termitologist and the most prominent and collaborative taxonomist of Apicotermitinae in the last 20 years.