Anoplotermes nitaino Krishna and Grimaldi 2009

Insecta - Blattodea - Termitidae

Alternative combination: Anoplotermes nitanio

Full reference: K. Krishna and D. Grimaldi. 2009. Diverse Rhinotermitidae and Termitidae (Isoptera) in Dominican Amber. American Museum Novitates 3640:1-48

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

See also Krishna and Grimaldi 2009

Sister taxa: Anoplotermes bohio, Anoplotermes cacique, Anoplotermes carib, Anoplotermes maboya, Anoplotermes naboria, Anoplotermes quisqueya, Anoplotermes taino

Type specimen: AMNH PB-260, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (AMNH coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.

Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (AMNH coll)

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