Coptotermes Wasmann 1896 (termite)
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Insecta - Blattodea - Heterotermitidae
Parent taxon: Heterotermitidae according to S. Hellemans et al. 2024
See also Carpenter 1992, Krishna and Grimaldi 2009, Krishna et al. 2013, Nel and Paicheler 1993, Snyder 1949 and Solórzano Kraemer 2007
Sister taxa: Heterotermes, Megatermes, Reticulitermes
Subtaxa: Coptotermes hirsutus Coptotermes paleodominicanus Coptotermes priscus Coptotermes sucineus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), Mexico (6)
Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences
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