†Termitaradus mitnicki Engel 2009 (termite bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Termitaphididae
Full reference: M. S. Engel. 2009. A new termite bug in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic (Hemiptera, Termitaphididae). ZooKeys 45:61-68
Belongs to Termitaradus according to M. S. Engel 2009
Sister taxa: Termitaradus avitinquilinus, Termitaradus dominicanus, Termitaradus protera
Type specimen: KU-DR-023, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (SEMC coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (SEMC coll)
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