Taxonomy Profile: Heterotermes tenuis (Hagen 1858)

Heterotermes tenuis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Heterotermes tenuis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Polyneoptera
Order : Blattodea
cockroaches |
termites |
Superfamily : Blattoidea
Family : Rhinotermitidae
subterranean termites |
Subfamily : Heterotermitinae
Genus : Heterotermes
Heterotermes tenuis Direct Children(s):
Heterotermes tenuis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Timothy G. Myles
Notes:
Director, Urban Entomology Program, Center for Urban and Community Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2G8, CANADA
Reference for:
Heterotermes tenuis
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Heterotermes tenuis
Source:
Online Termite Database
Acquired:
2003-11-25
Notes:
Currently updated by Dr. R. Constantino, and available at http://www.unb.br/ib/zoo/docente/constant/catal/catnew.html or via http://www.unb.br/ib/zoo/docente/constant/catal/cat.htm
Reference for:
Heterotermes tenuis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Araujo, R. L.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1977-01-01 / 1977-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Catálogos dos Isoptera do Novo Mundo
Page(s):
92
Publisher:
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Publication Place:
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Reference for:
Heterotermes tenuis
Heterotermes tenuis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Heterotermes tenuis: Comments
Comment:
The type locality of Heterotermes tenuis (Hagen, 1858) is Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Heterotermes tenuis (Hagen, 1858) appears to have a mainly Antillean distribution but was also recorded by Snyder (1949) from South and Central America; its presence in Mexico is questionable
Comment:
Araujo (1977) listed Heterotermes tenuis (Hagen, 1858) from Mexico without citing the original source or specific locality