Meiatermes Lacasa Ruiz and Martínez-Delclòs 1986 (termite)

Insecta - Blattodea

Synonym: Nordestinatermes Martins-Neto et al. 2006

Full reference: A. Lacasa Ruiz and X. Martínez-Delclòs. 1986. Meiatermes, Nuevo Género Fósil de Insecto Isóptero (Hodotermitidae) de las Calizas Neocomienses del Montsec (Provincia de Lérida, España) 1-65

Parent taxon: Euisoptera according to K. Krishna et al. 2013

See also Bechly 2007, Grimaldi et al. 2008, Krishna 1990, Lacasa Ruiz and Martínez-Delclòs 1986, Martins-Neto et al. 2006 and Nel and Paicheler 1993

Sister taxa: Aiuruocatermes, Aragonitermes, Ardatermes, Artisoptera, Baissatermes, Caatingatermitinae, Cantabritermes, Carinatermitinae, Cretarhinotermes, Cretatermitinae, Dharmatermes, Eutermes, Eutermes debilis, Francotermes, Ginormotermes, Ithytermes, Jitermes, Krishnatermitidae, Lebanotermes, Lutetiatermitinae, Mariconitermes, Melqartitermitidae, Morazatermes, Mylacrotermitidae, Paleotermopsis, Santonitermes, Syagriotermes, Teletisoptera, Termes rutoti, Termopsidae, Ulmeriella, Yanjingtermes, Yongdingia

Subtaxa: Meiatermes araripena Meiatermes bertrani Meiatermes cretacicus Meiatermes hariolus

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Type: Meiatermes bertrani

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (6 collections), Spain (3)

Total: 9 collections including 14 occurrences

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