Prorhinotermes cotym Joseph, Amina & Mathew, 2023 科廷原鼻白蚁

Species

Type locality: India: Kerala: Kottayam, Koruthodu [ 9.4475N 76.9687E ]
Distribution: India

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Summary

Prorhinotermes cotym is a species of the genus Prorhinotermes, in the family PSAMMOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Joseph, Amina & Mathew in 2023; the type locality is India: Kerala: Kottayam, Koruthodu [ 9.4475N 76.9687E ]. Distribution: India.

Etymology

Genus name Prorhinotermes: From Greek pro- (before) + rhis (nose) + Latin termes.

Specific epithet cotym: Etymology uncertain; perhaps a local (Malayalam) vernacular name from Kerala, India. The original description (Joseph, Amina & Mathew 2023) gives no etymology.

Taxonomic position

Family: PSAMMOTERMITIDAE — 2 genera, 18 species
Genus: Prorhinotermes — 12 species
Type species of the genus: Prorhinotermes inopinatus

Distribution

Distribution records: India

The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.

Morphology

A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Joseph, Amina & Mathew, 2023. 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.

Other databases

The links below are produced by matching the scientific name against public APIs, for cross-checking. The checklist data itself is unchanged.

GBIF BackboneNo link: only the higher taxon Prorhinotermes Silvestri, 1909 is in GBIF, which has no separate record for this species.
Catalogue of Life Prorhinotermes cotym Joseph, Amina & Mathew, 2023 accepted
World checklist Blattodea Species FileProrhinotermes cotym Joseph, Amina & Mathew, 2023 validauto-matched

⚠ GBIF currently lists only the higher taxon. Typically a name is recently described, rarely recorded, or not yet indexed externally; our record is unaffected.

Sources：GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · Catalogue of Life (3LR, 2026-10-14 · doi:10.48580/dgzh4) · Wikidata (P225) · Blattodea Species File. Retrieved on 2026-11-13 (UTC). Matching method and decision rules are described on the data page.

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Other species in Prorhinotermes (11 species)

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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: Prorhinotermes cotym 科廷原鼻白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/prorhinotermes-cotym/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_prorhinotermes_cotym_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Prorhinotermes cotym: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/prorhinotermes-cotym/},
  note         = {PSAMMOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

TY  - ELEC
TI  - Prorhinotermes cotym: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)
AU  - 班奈特格林
PY  - 2026
UR  - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/prorhinotermes-cotym/
DO  - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836
ER  -