Biography
Om Bahadur Chhotani, Indian entomologist (1931 – ?)
DESCRIBED ISOPTERA TAXA
Genera
Indocapritermes 1997
Krishnacapritermes 1997
Species
Amitermes gallagheri 1988
Angulitermes kashmirensis 1971 with Roonwal
Anguiltermes tilaki 1971 with Roonwal
Anoplotermes shillongensis 1960 with Roonwal
Brachymeria burksi 1966
Capritermes latignathus 1962 with Roonwal
Coptotermes beckeri 1969 with Mathur
Coptotermes kishori 1962 with Roonwal
Cryptotermes roonwali 1970
Cryptotermes melloi 1970
Discupiditermes boseae
Discupiditermes sisiri
Euhamitermes aruna 1975
Euhamitermes kanhaensis 1965 with Roonwal
Euhamitermes karnatakaensis 1965 with Roonwal
Euhamitermes shillongensis 1960 with Roonwal
Euhamitermes urbanii 1977 with Roonwal
Euhamitermes wittmeri 1977 with Roonwal
Eurytermes boveni 1966 with Roonwal
Gomphidia ganeshi 1982 with Lahiri & Mitra
Heterotermes balwanti 1969 with Mathur
Heterotermes omanae 1988
Indocapritermes aruni
Indotermes rongrensis 1962 with Roonwal
Iswara rajasthanicus 1976 with Ray
Krishnacapritermes maitii
Krishnacapritermes thakuri
Macrotermes khajuriai 1962 with Roonwal
Malaysiocapritermes dakshinae 1995 with Ferry
Malaysiocapritermes keralai 1995 with Ferry
Microcerotermes kudermukhae 1997
Microtermes imphalensis 1962 with Roonwal
Microtermes umeae 1962 with Roonwal
Nasutitermes cherraensis 1962 with Roonwal
Nasutitermes garoensis 1962 with Roonwal
Nasutitermes kali 1962 with Roonwal
Odontotermes giriensis 1962 with Roonwal
Odontotermes horai 1962 with Roonwal
Odontotermes kapuri 1962 with Roonwal
Odontotermes kulkarnii 1959 with Roonwal
Odontotermes mathadi 1964 with Roonwal
Odontotermes meturensis 1959 with Roonwal
Oligoaeschna andamani 1982 with Lahiri & Mitra
Pericapritermes durga with Roonwal
Procryptotermes dhari 1963 with Roonwal
Psammotermes rajasthanicus 1960 with Roonwal
Pseudocapritermes bhutanensis 1977 with Roonwal
Pseudocapritermes tikadari 1962 with Roonwal
Reticulitermes saraswati 1962 with Roonwal
Reticulitermes tirapi 1982 with Das
Speculitermes cyclops 1962 with Roonwal
Speculitermes deccanensis 1962 with Roonwal
Speculitermes dharwarensis 1964 with Roonwal
Speculitermes goesswaldi 1964 with Roonwal
Speculitermes paivai 1962 with Roonwal
Stylotermes bengalensis 1957 with Mathur
With Geeta Bose
Anacanthotermes saudiensis 1982
Angulitermes arabiae 1975
Angulitermes asirensis 1991
Glyptotermes tikaderi 1985
Heterotermes wittmeri 1982
Microcerotermes buettikeri 1979
His wife, Geeta Bose, entomologist (c.1927 – Kolkata 2015)
Genera
A new genus of nasutiform termite from Northeast India. J. Zool. Soc. India 42(1):73-9, 1992
Roonwalitermes 1997
Species
Angulitermes ramanii 1982 with Das
Eurytermes budha 1966 with Maiti
Glyptotermes taruni 1999
Microcerotermes championi 1964 with Roonwal
Microcerotermes danieli 1970 with Roonwal
Microcerotermes ganeshi 1984
Microcerotermes laxmi 1964 with Roonwal
Microcerotermes nicobarensis 1970 with Roonwal
Microcerotermes raja 1964 with Roonwal
Microcerotermes tenuignathus 1964 with Roonwal
Nasutitermes chhotani 1999
Nasutitermes krishna 1970 with Roonwal
Nasutitermes tandoni 1997
Nasutitermes triloki 1980
Nasutitermes vishnu 1984
Neotermes dhirendrai 1984
Neotermes eleonorae 1984
Neotermes krishnai 1984
Neotermes venkateshwara 1984
Odontotermes brunneus 1964 with Roonwal
Odontotermes ganpati 1997
Odontotermes guptai 1961 with Roonwal
Odontotermes kushwahai 1964 with Roonwal
Odontotermes prolatigula 1997
Odontotermes roonwali 1975
Odontotermes singsiti 1997
Odontotermes vaishno 1975
Parrhinotermes shamini 1997
Procryptotermes valeriae 1979
Pseudocapritermes karticki 1997
Reticulitermes ganga 1999
Roonwalitermes wadhwai 1997
Schedorhinotermes eleanorae 1964 with Roonwal
Speculitermes emersoni 1984
Trinervetermes sensarmai 1984