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Species

Macrotermes michaelseni (Sjöstedt, 1914)

Nomenclature (11)

  • Termes (Termes) bellicosus mossambica Hagen, 1858c: 118-121.

    Syntypes; imago/alate, larva/nymph; 9c51b14f-7082-4c98-acd5-e917a5957582; deposited at: Museum für Naturkunde an der Universität Humbolt zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany (ZMB);

  • Termes (Termes) michaelseni Sjöstedt, 1914d: 77-79.

    Lectotype; imago/alate, male; aec14d93-5eea-4046-8a31-dc733be0507b; deposited at: Zoologisches Museum für Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany (ZMH);

  • Termes (Termes) bellicosus mossambica Hagen, 1858 (primary homonym of Termes (Hodotermes) mossambicus Hagen, 1853) in Ruelle, 1977: 119.
  • Termes (Termes) bellicosus mossambica Hagen, 1858 (replaced by Termes (Termes) michaelseni Sjöstedt, 1914) in Ruelle, 1977: 119.

Nomenclature references (10)

  • Hagen, H. (1853) Bearbeitung der von Peters in Mossambique gesammelten Neuropteren. Monatlicher Bericht der Akademie d. Wissensch. zu Berlin 18, 479–484.
  • Hagen, H.A. (1858c) Monographie der Termiten. Linnaea Entomologica, 12, i-iii + 4–342 + 459 + 3 pls.
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1914d) Isoptera. In W. Michaelsen (Ed.). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Land- und Süsswasserfauna Deutsch-Südwestafrikas: Ergebnisse der Hamburger deutsch-südwestsafrikanischen Studienreise 1911. Vol. 1, Part 1. L. Friederichsen and Co., Hamburg. pp. 73–92 + 1 pl. [182 pp.]
  • Fuller, C. (1922) The termites of South Africa. South African Journal of Natural History 3, 70–131.
  • Fuller, C. (1927) A termite complex. South African Journal of Natural History 6, 130–142.
  • Snyder, T.E. (1949a) Catalog of the termites (Isoptera) of the world. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 112(3953), 1–490.
  • Weidner, H. (1966a) Die entomologischen Sammlungen des Zoologischen Staatsinstituts und Zoologischen Museums Hamburg. VI Teil. Insecta. III. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut, 63, 209–264.
  • 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.
  • Ruelle, J.E. (1975b) Type specimens of Isoptera in the National Collection of Insects, Pretoria. Entomology Memoir, Department of Agricultural and Technical Services (South Africa), 45, 1–22.
  • Ruelle, J.E. (1977) Macrotermes michaelseni (Sjöstedt) a new name for Macrotermes mossambicus (Hagen) (Isoptera: Termitidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 40, 119.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1056
Subspecies0000