NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dicuspiditermes boseae Chhotani, 1997
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dicuspiditermes boseae Chhotani, 1997
- Name authority
- Chhotani, 1997
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Blattodea
- Family
- Termitidae
- Genus
- Dicuspiditermes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderBlattodea Latreille, 1810
- infraorderTermitoidae Latreille, 1802
- parvorderEuisoptera Engel, Grimaldi & Krishna, 2009
- nanorderGeoisoptera Engel, Hellemans & Bourguignon, 2024
- familyTermitidae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyMirocapritermitinae Kemner, 1934
- genusDicuspiditermes Krishna, 1968
- speciesDicuspiditermes boseae Chhotani, 1997
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dicuspiditermes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dicuspiditermes cacuminatus Krishna, 2001 | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicuspiditermes fissifex Krishna, 2001 | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicuspiditermes fontanellus Thakur & Chatterjee, 1971 | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicuspiditermes minutus Akhtar & Riaz, 1992 | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicuspiditermes nemorosus (Haviland, 1898) | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicuspiditermes rothi (Holmgren, 1913) | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicuspiditermes sisiri Chhotani, 1997 | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicuspiditermes spinitibialis Krishna, 2001 | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Chhotani, O.B. (1997) The fauna of India and the adjacent countries. Isoptera (Termites): (family Termitidae). Vol. 2. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. 800 pp. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:35VVS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.