The Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries: Isoptera (Termites) Volume II. Family Termitidae
Contents: Introduction: General. Some important findings in Indian termite fauna. Some taxonomic lacunae and gaps. Systematic account: Family VII. Termitidae Westwood: Subfamily 1. Amitermitinae Kemner. Genus 23. Eurytermes Wasmann. Genus 24. Speculitermes Wasmann. Genus 25. Euhamitermes Holmgren. Genus 26. Synhamitermes Holmgren. Genus 27. Amitermes Silvestri. Genus 28. Globitermes Holmgren. Genus 29. Eremotermes Silvestri. Genus 30. Microcerotermes Silvestri. Subfamily 2. Termitinae Sjostedt. Genus 31. Angulitermes Sjostedt. Genus 32. Termes Linn. Genus 33. Homallotermes John. Genus 34. Dicuspiditermes Krishna. Genus 35. Pericapritermes Silvestri. Genus 36. Indocapritermes n. gen. Genus 37. Krishnacapritermes n. gen. Genus 38. Labiocapritermes Krishna. Genus 39. Malaysiocapritermes Ahmad and Akhtar. Genus 40. Pseudocapritermes Kemner. Genus 41. Mirocapritermes Holmgren. Subfamily 3. Macrotermitinae Kemner. Genus 42. Macrotermes Holmgren. Genus 43. Odontotermes Holmgren. Genus 44. Hypotermes Holmgren. Genus 45. Euscaiotermes Silvestri. Genus 46. Microtermes Wasmann. Genus 47. Ancistrotermes Silvestri. Subfamily 4. Nasutitermitinae Hare. Genus 48. Nasutitermes Dudley. Genus 49. Bulbitermes Emerson. Genus 50. Ahmaditermes Akhtar. Genus 51. Ceylonitermes Holmgren. Genus 52. Ampoulitermes Mathur and Thapa. Genus 53. Hospitalitermes Holmgren. Genus 54. Trinervitermes Holmgren. Genus 55. Roonwalitermes Bose. Genus 56. Grallatotermes Holmgren. Genus 57. Emersonitermes Mathur and Sen-Sarma. Genus 58. Ceylonitermellus Emerson. Genus 59. Aciculitermes Emerson. Bibliography. Subject index.
From the preface to Volume II: "Volume I of "The Fauna of India--Isoptera (Termites)", including general information on the order and the families Termopsidae, Hodotermitidae, Kalotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae, Stylotermitidae and Indotermitidae, was published in the year 1989 in collaboration with Dr. M.L. Roonwal, the well known authority on termites. It is unfortunate that Dr. Roonwal is now no more and the author had to take up this stupendous task of bringing out Volume II which includes the family Termitidae. It is represented by 239 species which is more than twice the number of the species (98 species) included in all the six families treated in Volume I.
"The presentation of data is in conformity with that of Volume I. As many as 337 species of termites are now known from the Indian subregion and all the 239 of the family Termitidae are described and adequately figured here. Keys for easy identification of various genera under different subfamilies and for the species of different genera are provided.
"The bibliography at the end of two volumes should come to be useful to the future workers on termites as it is complete so far as taxonomy of these insects from the Indian region is concerned."
