Indotermes rongrensis 龙格伦吉里印白蚁
- Type locality
- India: Assam: Garo Hills District: Rongrengiri
- Distribution
- Oriental region
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Summary
Indotermes rongrensis is a species of the genus Indotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Apicotermitinae). The species was described by Roonwal & Chhotani in 1962; the type locality is India: Assam: Garo Hills District: Rongrengiri. Distribution: Oriental region. This site records 2 junior synonyms for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Indotermes: From India + Latin termes.
Specific epithet rongrensis: Named after the locality Rongrengiri (Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India)
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Apicotermitinae — 68 genera, 241 species
- Genus: Indotermes — 10 species
- Type species of the genus: Indotermes maymensis
Distribution
- Distribution records: Oriental region
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Junior synonyms
This site records 2 junior synonyms for the species, listed by their original literature source:
- Indotermes bangladeshiensis Akhtar, 1975: 116-120 — type locality: Bangladesh: Ukhia
- Doonitermes buxensis Thakur & Sen-Sarma, 1980: 85-90 — type locality: India: West Bengal: Buxa Forest Division: Jainti Forest
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonyms above (Indotermes bangladeshiensis, Doonitermes buxensis); this site treats them all under Indotermes rongrensis.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Roonwal & Chhotani, 1962. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
Distribution map
No GBIF record with coordinates was found for this species.
Related papers
Cached papers for this genus (matched automatically, for reference); to search this species with its junior synonyms merged in, use the literature search.
- On the phylogenetic position of Indotermes, with description of a new species (Isoptera, Termitidae)
Abstract
- Wings and wing-microsculpturing in the termite family Indotermitidae (Indotermes, Isoptera), and their bearing on phylogeny
Abstract
- The digestive tube and enteric valve armature of termite species of the genera Speculitermes and Indotermes (Isoptera: Termitidae).
Abstract
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Literature notes
Edited notes based on the original literature, not transcriptions. The source markers in each paragraph point to archived records in .sources; full citations are listed below.
Taxonomic history
According to Chhotani (1997), Doonitermes buxensis (an old synonym in Indotermes) is a junior synonym of Indotermes rongrensis; that name had been described by Thakur and Sen-Sarma (1973) from the Buxa forest area in West Bengal.
References
Other species in Indotermes (9 species)
Cite this species
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Indotermes rongrensis 龙格伦吉里印白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/indotermes-rongrensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_indotermes_rongrensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Indotermes rongrensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/indotermes-rongrensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Indotermes rongrensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/indotermes-rongrensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -