Diverse Rhinotermitidae and Termitidae (Isoptera) in Dominican Amber

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 31 Mar 2009Publisher:American Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored)Journal:American Museum Novitates, volume 2,009, page 1 (issn: 0003-0082,

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Authors: Krishna, Kumar; Grimaldi, David;

doi: 10.1206/633.1

Diverse Rhinotermitidae and Termitidae (Isoptera) in Dominican Amber

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Abstract The most diverse and best-preserved paleofauna of the higher termites heretofore known, all found in Miocene amber of the Dominican Republic, is described. The imago of Coptotermes priscus Emerson is redescribed, and the soldier of C. priscus, the first known fossil soldier of this genus, is described. The fauna includes the following 29 new species, all in existing genera, with Krishna and Grimaldi as authors of each: in the Rhinotermitidae, two new species based on imagoes of each—Coptotermes hirsutus and C. paleodominicanus; in the Termitidae, 23 new species based on imagoes—Amitermes lucidus, Anoplotermes bohio, A. cacique, A. carib, A. maboya, A. naboria, A. nitaino, A. quisqueya, A. taino, Atlantitermes antillea, A. caribea, A. magnoculus, Microcerotermes insulanus, M. setosus, Nasutitermes amplioculatus, N. incisus, N. magnocellus, N. medioculatus, N. pilosus, N. seminudus, Subulitermes hispaniola, S. insularis, and Termes primitivus; in the Nasutitermitinae four new species based on nasut...

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Insecta, Rhinotermitidae, Arthropoda, Blattodea, Animalia, Biodiversity, Termitidae, Taxonomy

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