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Reticulitermes holmgreni

Insecta - Blattodea - Rhinotermitidae

Taxonomy

Termes holmgreni was named by Statz (1939). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Reticulitermes holmgreni by Nel and Paicheler (1993) and Krishna et al. (2013).

Synonyms

Termes aethiops was named by Statz (1939). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Reticulitermes holmgreni by Nel and Paicheler (1993) and Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes blandus was named by Statz (1939). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Reticulitermes holmgreni by Nel and Paicheler (1993) and Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes concinnus was named by Statz (1939). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Reticulitermes holmgreni by Nel and Paicheler (1993) and Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes contractulus was named by Statz (1939). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Reticulitermes holmgreni by Nel and Paicheler (1993) and Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes adustus was named by Statz (1939). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Reticulitermes holmgreni by Nel and Paicheler (1993) and Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes atomus was named by Statz (1939). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Reticulitermes holmgreni by Nel and Paicheler (1993) and Krishna et al. (2013).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1939	Termes holmgreni Statz p. 18 figs. Pl 8, fig 36; pl 9, figs 37,38
1939	Termes aethiops Statz p. 19 figs. Pl 9, figs 39,40
1939	Termes blandus Statz p. 19 figs. Pl 9, figs 41,42
1939	Termes adustus Statz p. 20 figs. Pl 10, figs 47,48
1939	Termes concinnus Statz p. 20 figs. Pl 10, figs 43,44
1939	Termes contractulus Statz p. 20 figs. Pl 10, figs 45,46
1939	Termes atomus Statz p. 21 figs. Pl 10, figs 49,50
1993	Reticulitermes holmgreni Nel and Paicheler p. 155
2013	Reticulitermes holmgreni Krishna et al. p. 826

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia
—	Paranotalia
subclass	Pterygota	()
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923

Rank	Name	Author
—	Polyneoptera	Martynov 1938
—	Holopandictyoptera
superorder	Dictyoptera	Latreille 1829
order	Blattodea	(Latreille 1810)
—	Xylophagodea
infraorder	Isoptera	()
—	Euisoptera
—	Artisoptera
—	Icoisoptera
—	Neoisoptera
family	Rhinotermitidae
subfamily	Heterotermitinae
genus	Reticulitermes
species	holmgreni	()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Reticulitermes holmgreni Statz 1939

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Invalid names: Termes adustus Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes aethiops Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes atomus Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes blandus Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes concinnus Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes contractulus Statz 1939 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitinc

Environment:

terrestrialc

Locomotion:

actively mobilep

Created:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Modified:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Source: c = class, p = phylum

References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)	Termes holmgreni, Termes aethiops, Termes blandus, Termes concinnus, Termes contractulus, Termes adustus, Termes atomus (type locality: 122010)