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Amitermes Silvestri 1901 (termite)

Insecta - Blattodea - Termitidae

Parent taxon: Termitinae according to K. Krishna et al. 2013

See also Krishna and Grimaldi 2009

Sister taxa: Eutermes fraasi, Eutermes nickeli, Eutermes sachtlebini, Gnathamitermes, Gnathotermes, Metatermites, Microcerotermes, Mirotermes resinatus, Nanotermes, Termes, Termes (Eutermes) croaticus, Termes (Eutermes) obscurus, Termes (Termes) amicus, Termes buchii, Termes drabatyi, Termes giganteus, Termes hauffi, Termes korschefskyi, Termes scheeri, Termes schleipi, Termes stitzi, Termes weismanni

Subtaxa: Amitermes lucidus

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (AMNH coll) (Miocene to Miocene of Dominican Republic)

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