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Ekphysotermes pelatus (Hill, 1942)
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
- Ekphysotermes pelatus (Hill, 1942)
- Name authority
- (Hill, 1942)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Blattodea
- Family
- Termitidae
- Genus
- Ekphysotermes
- 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
- subfamilyTermitinae Latreille, 1802
- genusEkphysotermes Gay, 1971
- speciesEkphysotermes pelatus (Hill, 1942)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ekphysotermes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ekphysotermes ocellaris (Mjöberg, 1920) | TermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mirotermes (Mirotermes) pelatus Hill, 1942 Hill, 1942 | synonym |
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.
- Hill, G.F. (1942) Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian region. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Melbourne. 479 pp. + 24 pls. 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:38W8R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.