Primitive new termites (Blattodea, Termitoidae) in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar
Mastotermitidae, the first-diverging extant family of termites, has only one relic extant species; however, this family had greater richness during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Fossil termites from the Cretaceous provide information on the early evolution of termites and the transition between ex...
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| author | Yurong Jiang Xinru Deng Chungkun Shih Yunyun Zhao Dong Ren Zhipeng Zhao |
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| description | Mastotermitidae, the first-diverging extant family of termites, has only one relic extant species; however, this family had greater richness during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Fossil termites from the Cretaceous provide information on the early evolution of termites and the transition between extinct families. Herein, two new Mastotermitidae species found in upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Kachin amber are reported. One is a female imago described as Angustitermes reflexus gen. et sp. nov. and assigned to the subfamily Mastotermitinae. The other is Mastotermes reticulatus sp. nov., which is described from an isolated forewing. With the comparison especially of the antenna and venation, these new mastotermitids further increase our knowledge of the diversity and morphology of Mastotermitidae during the Mesozoic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7efa7f22ef3145eb86feee6ec800422d2024-04-12T06:30:34ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702024-04-01119711512610.3897/zookeys.1197.114452114452Primitive new termites (Blattodea, Termitoidae) in Cretaceous amber from MyanmarYurong Jiang0Xinru Deng1Chungkun Shih2Yunyun Zhao3Dong Ren4Zhipeng Zhao5Capital Normal UniversityCapital Normal UniversityNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian InstitutionCapital Normal UniversityCapital Normal UniversityChinese Academy of Fishery SciencesMastotermitidae, the first-diverging extant family of termites, has only one relic extant species; however, this family had greater richness during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Fossil termites from the Cretaceous provide information on the early evolution of termites and the transition between extinct families. Herein, two new Mastotermitidae species found in upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Kachin amber are reported. One is a female imago described as Angustitermes reflexus gen. et sp. nov. and assigned to the subfamily Mastotermitinae. The other is Mastotermes reticulatus sp. nov., which is described from an isolated forewing. With the comparison especially of the antenna and venation, these new mastotermitids further increase our knowledge of the diversity and morphology of Mastotermitidae during the Mesozoic.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/114452/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Yurong Jiang Xinru Deng Chungkun Shih Yunyun Zhao Dong Ren Zhipeng Zhao Primitive new termites (Blattodea, Termitoidae) in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar ZooKeys |
| title | Primitive new termites (Blattodea, Termitoidae) in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar |
| title_full | Primitive new termites (Blattodea, Termitoidae) in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar |
| title_fullStr | Primitive new termites (Blattodea, Termitoidae) in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primitive new termites (Blattodea, Termitoidae) in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar |
| title_short | Primitive new termites (Blattodea, Termitoidae) in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar |
| title_sort | primitive new termites blattodea termitoidae in cretaceous amber from myanmar |
| url | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/114452/download/pdf/ |
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