Electrotermes girardi Giebel 1856 (termite)

Insecta - Blattodea - Kalotermitidae

Alternative combinations: Termes (Termopsis) girardi, Termes girardi, Termopsis girardi

Full reference: C. G. Giebel. 1856. Die Insecten und Spinnen der Vorwelt mit steter Berücksichtigung der lebenden Insekten und Spinnen. Die Fauna der Vorwelt 2:1-511

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

See also Emerson 1933, Emerson 1969, Giebel 1856, Hagen 1858, Nel and Paicheler 1993, Snyder 1949, von Schlechtendal 1888 and Weidner 1955

Sister taxa: Electrotermes affinis, Electrotermes flecki

Type specimen: Its type locality is Baltic amber (Halle collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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