Species
Neotermes viraktamathi Ranjith & Kalleshwaraswamy, 2022
Nomenclature (1)
- Neotermes viraktamathi Ranjith & Kalleshwaraswamy, 2022 in Ranjith, Kalleshwaraswamy, Meghana, Singh, Santhrupthi & Karthik, 2022: 504-509.
Holotype; soldier; 210405e6-3c04-4546-8bae-98c19f377b50; deposited at: National Insect Museum, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (NIM/NBAIR);
Nomenclature references (1)
- Ranjith, M., Kalleshwaraswamy, C.M., Meghana, K.J., Singh, S., Santhrupthi, B. & Karthik, C.M. (2022) A new species of termite, Neotermes Holmgren (Blattodea: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) from India with a note on morphometry of Neotermes nilamburensis Thakur. Oriental Insects, 56(4), 501–513. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2021.2024464
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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 in the honour of Professor Dr. C.A. Viraktamath, a renowned Indian entomologist and leafhopper taxonomist.