Proelectrotermes fodinae Scudder 1883 (termite)

Insecta - Blattodea - Kalotermitidae

Alternative combination: Parotermes fodinae

Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1883. The fossil white ants of Colorado. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19:133-145

Belongs to Proelectrotermes according to K. Krishna et al. 2013

See also Emerson 1933, Emerson 1969, Fontes and Vulcano 1998, Nel and Paicheler 1993, Scudder 1883 and Scudder 1890

Sister taxa: Proelectrotermes berendtii, Proelectrotermes holmgreni, Proelectrotermes roseni, Proelectrotermes swinhoei

Type specimen: MCZ 4110, an exoskeleton (Complete body). Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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