†Termitaradus avitinquilinus Grimaldi and Engel 2008 (termite bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Termitaphididae
Full reference: D. A. Grimaldi and M. S. Engel. 2008. A Termite Bug in Early Miocene Amber of the Dominican Republic (Hemiptera: Termitaphididae). American Museum Novitates 3619:1-10
Belongs to Termitaradus according to D. A. Grimaldi and M. S. Engel 2008
Sister taxa: Termitaradus dominicanus, Termitaradus mitnicki, Termitaradus protera
Type specimen: AMNH DR-14-42, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (AMNH coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (AMNH coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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