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Drepanotermes calabyi Watson & Perry, 1981
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
- Drepanotermes calabyi Watson & Perry, 1981
- Name authority
- Watson & Perry, 1981
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Blattodea
- Family
- Termitidae
- Genus
- Drepanotermes
- 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
- subfamilyAmitermitinae Kemner, 1934
- genusDrepanotermes Silvestri, 1909
- speciesDrepanotermes calabyi Watson & Perry, 1981
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Drepanotermes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Drepanotermes barretti Watson & Perry, 1981 | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drepanotermes brevis Watson & Perry, 1981 | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drepanotermes columellaris Watson & Perry, 1981 | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drepanotermes dibolia Watson & Perry, 1981 | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drepanotermes diversicolor Watson & Perry, 1981 | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drepanotermes gayi Watson & Perry, 1981 | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drepanotermes hilli Watson & Perry, 1981 | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drepanotermes paradoxus Watson & Perry, 1981 | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drepanotermes tamminensis (Hill, 1929) | 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.
WAU-WA
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.
- Watson, J.A.L. & Perry, D.H. (1981) The Australian harvester termites of the genus Drepanotermes (Isoptera: Termitinae). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series, 78, 1–153. 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:37N8G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.