†Coptotermes hirsutus Krishna and Grimaldi 2009 (termite)
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Insecta - Blattodea - Rhinotermitidae
Full reference: K. Krishna and D. Grimaldi. 2009. Diverse Rhinotermitidae and Termitidae (Isoptera) in Dominican Amber. American Museum Novitates 3640:1-48
Belongs to Coptotermes according to K. Krishna et al. 2013
See also Krishna and Grimaldi 2009
Sister taxa: Coptotermes paleodominicanus, Coptotermes priscus, Coptotermes sucineus
Type specimen: AMNH No. PB-278, 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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