Blattodea Species File - Macrotermes bellicosus (Smeathman, 1781)

Nomenclature (9)

Termes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781: 141.
Neotype; soldier; e2f66845-75eb-4e7b-9140-99258c7e0c7e; deposited at: Natural History Museum (formerly British Museum (Natural History)), London, UK (BMNH);
Termes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781 in Packard, 1869: 588.

Termes carboniceps Sjöstedt, 1924 (subjective synonym of Termes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781) in Ruelle, 1970: 374.
Termes nigeriensis Sjöstedt, 1911 (subjective synonym of Termes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781) in Ruelle, 1970: 374.

Smeathman, H. (1781) Some Account of the Termites, which are found in Africa and other hot Climates. In a Letter from Mr. Henry Smeathman, of Clement's Inn, to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 71, 139–192.
Packard, A.S., Jr. (1869) Guide to the study of insects, and a treatise on those injurious and beneficial to crops; for the use of colleges, farm schools, and agriculturists. Naturalist's Book Agency, Salem, 531–536 pp. [vii + 702 pp. + 10 pls.]

Grassé, P.-P. (1937a) Recherches sur la systématique et la biologie des termites de l’Afrique occidentale française. Première partie: Protermitidae, Mesotermitidae, Metatermitidae (Termitinae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 106(1), 1–100 + 4 pls.
Ruelle, J.E. (1970) A revision of the termites of the genus Macrotermes from the Ethiopian region (Isoptera: Termitidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, 24(9), 363–444.