Insecta - Blattodea - Heterotermitidae

Alternative combinations: Hemerobites antiquus, Leucotermes antiquus, Termes (Eutermes) antiquus, Termes antiquus

Invalid subtaxa: Eutermes gracilis Pictet and Hagen 1856, Maresa plebeja Giebel 1856, Termes (Eutermes) moestus Giebel 1856, Termes fossile Ouchakoff 1838, Termes giebeli Handlirsch 1907, Termes gracilis Pictet and Hagen 1856, Termes obscurus Giebel 1856 [replaced name]

Full reference: E. F. Germar. 1813. Insecten in Bernstein eingeschlossen, beschrieben aus dem academischen Mineralien-Cabinet zu Halle. Magazin der Entomologie 1:11-18

Belongs to Reticulitermes according to K. Krishna et al. 2013

See also Engel and Grimaldi 2007, Engel et al. 2007, Germar 1813, Giebel 1856, Hagen 1858, Handlirsch 1907, Nel and Paicheler 1993, Ouchakoff 1838, Pictet and Hagen 1856, Snyder 1949, von Rosen 1913, von Schlechtendal 1888 and Weidner 1955

Sister taxa: Hemerobites, Reticulitermes creedei, Reticulitermes dofleini, Reticulitermes fossarum, Reticulitermes grimaldii, Reticulitermes hartungi, Reticulitermes holmgreni, Reticulitermes laurae, Reticulitermes minimus, Reticulitermes pliozaenicus, Reticulitermes tibialis

Type specimens:

• Reticulitermes antiquus: GPIUH 3484, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic amber (Halle collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
• Maresa plebeja: Its type locality is Baltic amber (Ouchakoff collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
• Termes (Eutermes) moestus:
• Termes fossile: Its type locality is Baltic amber (Ouchakoff collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
• Termes giebeli:
• Termes gracilis:
• Termes obscurus: Its type locality is Baltic amber (Halle collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.

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