†Glyptotermes paleoliberatus Engel and Krishna 2007 (termite)
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Insecta - Blattodea - Kalotermitidae
Full reference: M. S. Engel and K. Krishna. 2007. Drywood termites in Dominican amber (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae). Beiträge zur Entomologie 57:263-275
Belongs to Glyptotermes according to M. S. Engel and K. Krishna 2007
Sister taxa: Glyptotermes abyssinicus, Glyptotermes grimaldii, Glyptotermes pusillus, Glyptotermes shandongianus
Type specimen: AMNH DR-14-647, 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)
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