Species
Odontotermes ceylonicus (Wasmann, 1902)
Nomenclature (4)
- Termes ceylonicus Wasmann, 1902d: 112-113.
Lectotype; soldier; 5a80d234-d560-4a37-81e9-658ddef114bb; deposited at: Natuurhistorisch Museum Museum of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands (NHMM);
- Odontotermes ceylonicus (Wasmann, 1902) in Holmgren, 1912a: 36.
- Odontotermes meturensis Roonwal & Chhotani, 1959a: 325-326.
Lectotype; soldier; 64eef724-c764-45c3-9806-dad5b2283ddf; deposited at: Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, West Bengal, India (ZSI);
- Odontotermes meturensis Roonwal & Chhotani, 1959 (subjective synonym of Termes ceylonicus Wasmann, 1902) in Bose, 1984: 176-179.
Nomenclature references (6)
- Wasmann, E. (1902d) Termiten, Termitophilen und Myrmekophilen gesammelt auf Ceylon von Dr. W. Horn 1899, mit anderm ostindischen Material bearbeitet. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere, 17(1), 99–164. [in German]
- Holmgren, N.F. (1912a) Termitenstudien. 3. Systematik der Termiten. Die Familie Metatermitidae. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 48(4), 1–166.
- Thakur, M.L. (1981c) Revision of the termite genus Odontotermes Holmgren (Isoptera: Termitidae: Macrotermitinae) from India. Indian Forest Records (n.s.), Entomology, 14(2), 1–183.
- Bose, G. (1984) Termite fauna of southern India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Miscellaneous Publication, Occasional Paper, 49, 1–270.
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
From Ceylon.