Insecta - Blattodea - Mastotermitidae
Alternative combinations: Hodotermes haidingeri, Termes (Termopsis) haidingeri
Synonym: Mastotermes vetustus Pongrácz 1928
Full reference: O. Heer. 1849. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Zweiter Theil: Henschrecken, Florfliegen, Aderflügler, Schmetterlinge und Fliegen 1-264
Belongs to Mastotermes according to K. Krishna et al. 2013
See also Emerson 1933, Emerson 1965, Hagen 1858, Heer 1849, Nel and Paicheler 1993, Pongrácz 1928 and Snyder 1949
Sister taxa: Mastotermes aethiopicus, Mastotermes anglicus, Mastotermes bournemouthensis, Mastotermes brasiliensis, Mastotermes croaticus, Mastotermes electrodominicus, Mastotermes electromexicus, Mastotermes gallica, Mastotermes heerii, Mastotermes krishnorum, Mastotermes minor, Mastotermes minutus, Mastotermes monostichus, Mastotermes myanmarensis, Mastotermes nepropadyom, Mastotermes picardi, Mastotermes reticulatus, Mastotermes sarthensis
Type specimens:
- Mastotermes haidingeri: NHMW 1844/XI/14, an exoskeleton (complete termite). Its type locality is Radoboj (NHMW Wien Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.
- Mastotermes vetustus: Its type locality is Radoboj (Geologischen Bundesanstalt Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Croatia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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