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Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909

Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909: (Otu).
Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909: (Otu).

Nomenclature (26)

  • Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909: 229, 239–241.

    Syntype; imago/alate; 96533c10-64f2-4d58-96d9-d52175e245ce; deposited at: Unknown (Unknown);

  • Coptotermes formosae Holmgren, 1911c: 192.

    Syntypes; imago/alate; 2ee03b09-cd6c-4138-96e6-d85b42ad6f91; deposited at: Zoötomiska Institute, Hogskolas, Stockholm, Sweden (ZIHS);

  • Coptotermes remotus Silvestri, 1927 (homonym of Coptotermes remotus Hill, 1927) in Krishna, Grimaldi, Krishna & Engel, 2013: 687.
  • Coptotermes guizhouensis He & Qui, 1992 in Krishna, Grimaldi, Krishna & Engel, 2013: 703.

Nomenclature references (19)

  • Shiraki, T. (1909) On the termites of Japan. Transactions of the Entomological Society of Japan, 2(10), 229–242. [in Japanese]
  • Holmgren, N.F. (1911c) Ceylon-Termiten, gesammelt von Prof. K. Escherich, nebst einer synoptischen Übersicht über alle bis jetzt von Ceylon und dem angrenzenden Festland bekannten Termitenarten. In K. Escherich (Ed.). Termitenleben auf Ceylon. Neue Studien zur Soziologie der Tiere zubleich ein Kapitel kolonialer Forstentomologie. Mit einem systematischen Anhang mit Beiträgen von A. Forel, Nils Holmgren, W. Michaelsen, F. Schimmer, F. Silvestri und E. Wasmann. Gustav Fischer, Jena, Germany. pp. 183–212 + 2 pls. [xxxii + 263 pp. + 3 pls]
  • Oshima, M. (1912) Third official report on termites [Dai Sankai Shiroari Chosa Hokoku]. Institute of Science, Government of Formosa, Taihoku [Taipei], 1–186pp. [186 pp.]
  • Oshima, M. (1914c) Fourth official report on termites [Dai Shikai Shiroari Chosa Hokoku]. Institute of Science, Government of Formosa; pp. 1–173. [ii + 173 pp. + 3 pls.]
  • Oshima, M. (1920a) A new species of immigrant termite from the Hawaiian Islands. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society, 4(2), 261–264.
  • Light, S.F. (1924) The termites (white ants) of China, with descriptions of six new species. China Journal of Science and Arts 2, 50–60, 140–142, 253–265, 354–358.
  • Hill, G.F. (1927a) Termites from the Australian region.—Part I. Memoirs of the National Museum, Melbourne, 7(1), 5–120 + 9 pls.
  • Silvestri, F. (1927) Descrizioni di due nuove specie de Isoptera dell’Africa. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia Generale e Agraria del Reale Istituto Superiore Agrario, Portici 21, 91–95.
  • Emerson, A.E. (1939b) Report on two cases of introduction of Coptotermes. Review of Applied Entomology, Series A (Agricultural), 27(7), 384.
  • Snyder, T.E. (1949a) Catalog of the termites (Isoptera) of the world. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 112(3953), 1–490.
  • Gao, D.-R., Zhu, B.-Z. & Wang, S. (1982b) Survey of termite[s] in the regions of Jiangsu province with description of two new species (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae, Reticulitermes). Zoological Research, 3, 137–144. [in Chinese]
  • Ping, Z.-M. (1984a) Two new species of the genus Coptotermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Tropical and Subtropical Forest Ecosystems, 2, 184–189. [in Chinese]
  • Ping, Z.-M. (1985) Eight new species of the genus Coptotermes and Reticulitermes from Guangdong Province, China (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Entomotaxonomia 7, 317–328. [in Chinese]
  • Ping, Z.-M., Xu, Y.-L., Xu, C.-G. & Gong, C. (1986) Trunk-dweller termites and five new species from Guizhou Province, China. Scientia Silvae Sinicae 22, 153–160. [in Chinese]
  • Xia, K.-L. & He, X.-S. (1986) Study on the genus Coptotermes from China (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Contributions from the Shanghai Institute of Entomology, 6, 157–182. [in Chinese]
  • He, X.-S. & Qui, Q.-S. (1992) A new species of the genus Coptotermes from Guizhou Province, China (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Science and Technology of Termites, 9(2), 1–3. [in Chinese]
  • Huang, F.-S., Zhu, S.-M., Ping, X.-M., He, X.-S., Li, G.-X. & Gao, D.-R. (2000) Fauna Sinica. Vol. 17, Insecta: Isoptera. Science Press, Beijing. xxiv + 961 pp. [in Chinese]
  • Li, Z.-Q., Zhong, J.-H. & Xiao, W.-L. (2012) A New Synonymy of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology, 59(4), 1223–1227.
  • Krishna, K., Grimaldi, D.A., Krishna, V. & Engel, M.S. (2013) Treatise on the Isoptera of the World: 3. NEOISOPTERA EXCLUDING TERMITIDAE. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 377, 627–976.

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Etymology:

From Formosa, a former name of Taiwan.