Valkyritermes Jouault et al. 2022 (termite)

Insecta - Blattodea - Kalotermitidae

Full reference: C. Jouault, M. S. Engel, and A. Nel. 2022. Taxonomic names, in Termite valkyries: soldier-like alate termites from the Cretaceous and task specialization in the early evolution of Isoptera. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10(737367)

Parent taxon: Kalotermitidae according to C. Jouault et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Calcaritermes, Calotermes (Calotermes) erythrops, Calotermes (Calotermes) resinatus, Cratokalotermes, Cryptotermes, Electrotermes, Electrotermitinae, Eotermes, Glyptotermes, Glyptotermites, Huguenotermes, Incisitermes, Kachinitermes, Kachinitermopsis, Kalotermes, Neotermes, Oligokalotermes, Otagotermes, Proelectrotermes, Prokalotermes, Pterotermopsis, Taieritermes

Subtaxa: Valkyritermes inopinatus

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Type: Valkyritermes inopinatus

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (IGR Rennes coll) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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