A New Synonymy of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
The taxonomy of the genus Coptotermes is far from settled in the world, especially in China. Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki had been described or misidentified as several different species in China based on measurement characteristics. In this paper, the synonyms of C. formosanus from China are list...
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| description | The taxonomy of the genus Coptotermes is far from settled in the world, especially in China. Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki had been described or misidentified as several different species in China based on measurement characteristics. In this paper, the synonyms of C. formosanus from China are listed, and it is proposed that C. guizhouensis is a new junior synonym of C. formosanus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d255cc5cef9a495fae60c3e4b04ca64e2022-12-21T17:50:54ZengUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaSociobiology0361-65252447-80672014-08-0159410.13102/sociobiology.v59i4.501A New Synonymy of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)Zhi-Qiang Li0Guangdong entomological instituteThe taxonomy of the genus Coptotermes is far from settled in the world, especially in China. Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki had been described or misidentified as several different species in China based on measurement characteristics. In this paper, the synonyms of C. formosanus from China are listed, and it is proposed that C. guizhouensis is a new junior synonym of C. formosanus.http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/501termitesCoptotermes formosanusCoptotermes guizhouensis. |
| spellingShingle | Zhi-Qiang Li A New Synonymy of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Sociobiology termites Coptotermes formosanus Coptotermes guizhouensis. |
| title | A New Synonymy of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) |
| title_full | A New Synonymy of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) |
| title_fullStr | A New Synonymy of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A New Synonymy of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) |
| title_short | A New Synonymy of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) |
| title_sort | new synonymy of coptotermes formosanus isoptera rhinotermitidae |
| topic | termites Coptotermes formosanus Coptotermes guizhouensis. |
| url | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/501 |
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