Macrotermes pristinus Charpentier 1843 (termite)

Insecta - Blattodea - Termitidae

Alternative combinations: Termes (Eutermes) pristinus, Termes pristinus

Full reference: T. Charpentier. 1843. Über einige fossile Insecten aus Radoboj in Croatien. Novorum Actorum Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 20:399-410

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

See also Burnham 1978, Charpentier 1843, Hagen 1858, Heer 1849, Nel and Paicheler 1993, Pongrácz 1928 and Snyder 1949

Sister taxon: Macrotermes scheuthlei

Type specimen: Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of Croatia (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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