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Nomenclature (5)

  • Termes destructor Smeathman, 1781: 141.
  • Termes destructor Smeathman, 1781 (primary homonym of Termes destructor De Geer, 1778)
  • Termes destructor Smeathman, 1781 (replaced by Termes smeathmani Fuller, 1924) in Fuller, 1924c: 363.
  • Odontotermes smeathmani (Fuller, 1924) in Ahmad, 1949: 3.

Nomenclature references (4)

  • De Geer, C. (1778) Mémoires pour servir a l’histoire des insectes. Vol. 7. Pierre Hesselberg, Stockholm, xii + 950 pp. + 49 pls.
  • 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.
  • Fuller, C. (1924c) Termite nomenclature. South African Journal of Natural History, 4(5), 356–364.
  • Ahmad, M. (1949) On the identity of Odontotermes (Isoptera, Termitidae). American Museum Novitates, 1392, 1–11.

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Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1023