Megatermes robustus Žalohar et al. 2025 (termite)

Insecta - Blattodea - Heterotermitidae

Full reference: J. Žalohar, R. Gašparič, and T. Hitij. 2025. Megatermes robustus gen. nov., sp. nov.; a large heterotermitid alate from the Miocene of Slovenia with notes on the evolution of gigantism among the Miocene termites. Photo Atlas of the Tunjice Konservat-Lagerstätte 117-136

Belongs to Megatermes according to J. Žalohar et al. 2025

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NHM Slovenia Hitij & Žalohar Paleontological Collection T-2096, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Tunjice Village, location C, which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal mudstone in the Dol Formation of Slovenia.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of Slovenia (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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