Glyptotermes abyssinicus Bouju et al. 2021 (termite)

Insecta - Blattodea - Kalotermitidae

Full reference: V. Bouju, C. Jouault, and V. Perrichot. 2021. The termite genus Glyptotermes (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in Miocene amber from Ethiopia. Journal of Paleontology 96:387-393

Belongs to Glyptotermes according to V. Bouju et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Glyptotermes grimaldii, Glyptotermes paleoliberatus, Glyptotermes pusillus, Glyptotermes shandongianus

Type specimen: IGR.ET2020/017, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Ethiopian amber (IGR collection), which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Ethiopia.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Ethiopian amber (IGR collection)

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