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Coptotermes
| Description | Coptotermes is a genus of termites in the family Rhinotermitidae. There are about seventy-one species, many of which are economically destructive pests. The genus is thought to have originated in southeastern Asia. Worker termites from this genus forage underground and move about in roofed tunnels that they build along the surface. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptotermes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Rhinotermitidae : Coptotermes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Coptotermes Wasmann, 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Wasmann, Erich. 1896. Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. LXXII. Neue Termitophilen und Termiten aus Indien. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 36 (= 2a ser., 16): 613-630, 4 figs., tav. II. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (20%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. E. Emerson. 1971. Tertiary Fossil Species of the Rhinotermitidae (Isoptera), Phylogeny of Genera, and Reciprocal Phylogeny of Associated Flagellata (Protozoa) and the Staphylinidae (Coleoptera). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 146:243-304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptotermes |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Coptotermes acinaciformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes amanii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes amboinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes bannaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes beckeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes bentongensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes boetonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes brunneus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes ceylonicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes changtaiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes chaoxianensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes cochlearus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes crassus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes curvignathus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes cyclocoryphus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes dimorphus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes dobonicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes dreghorni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes elisae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes emersoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes formosanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes frenchi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes fumipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes gambrinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes gaurii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes gestroi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes grandiceps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes grandis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes guangdongensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes guizhouensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes gulangyuensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes hainanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes heimi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes hekouensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes hirsutus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Coptotermes intermedius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes kalshoveni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes kishori species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes lacteus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes longignathus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes longistriatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes mauricianus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes melanoistriatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes menadoae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes michaelseni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes minutissimus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes monosetosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes niger species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes ochraceus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes oshimai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes paleodominicanus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Coptotermes pamuae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes paradoxus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes parvulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes peregrinator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes premrasmii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes priscus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Coptotermes reductus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes remotus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes sepangensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes shanghaiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes silvaticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes sinabangensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes sjoestedti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes sjostedti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes solomoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes sucineus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Coptotermes suzhouensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes testaceus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes travians species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes truncatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes varicapitatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coptotermes vastator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1896 | Coptotermes Wasmann |
| 1949 | Coptotermes Snyder p. 366 |
| 1992 | Coptotermes Carpenter p. 142 |
| 1993 | Coptotermes Nel and Paicheler p. 160 |
| 2007 | Coptotermes Solórzano Kraemer p. 14 |
| 2009 | Coptotermes Krishna and Grimaldi |
| 2013 | Coptotermes Krishna et al. p. 656 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
