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Termes fatalis Linnaeus, 1758

Termes fatalis Linnaeus, 1758: Termes fatalis. (Otu).
Termes fatalis Linnaeus, 1758: Termes fatalis. (Otu).

Nomenclature (10)

  • Termes fatalis Linnaeus, 1758: 609-610.

    Neotype; soldier; a83afb93-a8b4-4f0f-aa1e-7bb5b3f5f09b; deposited at: American Museum of Natural History, New York (AMNH); Guyana

  • Termes fatale [sic] Linnaeus, 1758: 609-610.
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  • Termes destructor De Geer, 1778 (primary homonym of Termes destructor Smeathman, 1781) in Krishna, Grimaldi, Krishna & Engel, 2013: 2364.
  • Termes fatalis Linnaeus, 1758 in Fontaine, Hellemans, Horáček, Křivánek, Timmermans, Kaczmarek, Kaymak, Wang, Bourguignon, Hanus, Fournier & Roisin, 2025: 15. Description/Redescription; Diagnosis

Nomenclature references (10)

  • De Geer, C. (1778) Mémoires pour servir a l’histoire des insectes. Vol. 7. Pierre Hesselberg, Stockholm, xii + 950 pp. + 49 pls.
  • Emerson, A.E. (1925) The termites of Kartabo, Bartica District, British Guiana. Zoologica. Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society 6, 291–459.
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  • Fabricius, J.C. (1781) Species insectorvm exhibentes eorvm differentias specificas, synonyma avctorvm, loca natalia, metamorphosin adiectis observationibvs, descriptionibvs. Tom. I. Carol. Ernest. Bohnii, Hamburg, 552 pp. Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12058738
  • Fontaine, N., Hellemans, S., Horáček, N., Křivánek, J., Timmermans, J., Kaczmarek, N., Kaymak, E., Wang, M., Bourguignon, T., Hanus, R., Fournier, D. & Roisin, Y. (2025) Integrative taxonomy unravels the true identity of Linnaeus’ Termes fatalis (Isoptera: Termitidae), the source of termites’ name. Systematic Entomology, 51(e70016), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.70016
  • Krishna, K., Grimaldi, D.A., Krishna, V. & Engel, M.S. (2013) Treatise on the Isoptera of the World: 6. TERMITIDAE (PART THREE), INCERTAE SEDIS, TAXA EXCLUDED FROM ISOPTERA. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 377, 1993–2436.
  • Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [= Stockholm], iv + 823 + [1, Emendanda, Addenda]. [in Latin] Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
  • Miller, L.R. (1991) A revision of the Termes-Capritermes branch of the Termitinae in Australia (Isoptera: Termitidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4, 1147–1282.
  • 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.]
  • 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.
  • Snyder, T.E. (1949a) Catalog of the termites (Isoptera) of the world. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 112(3953), 1–490.

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