A new fossil species of termite from Mexican amber, Mastotermes electromexicus (Isoptera, Mastotermitidae). American Museum novitates ; no. 2767

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dc.contributor.authorKrishna, Kumar.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEmerson, Alfred Edwards, 1896-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T18:14:23Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T18:14:23Z
dc.date.issued1983en_US
dc.description8 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 7-8).en_US
dc.description.abstract"A new fossil species of termite, Mastotermes electromexicus, is described from Upper Oligocene-Lower Miocene amber of Chiapas, Mexico. This is the first amber fossil of the family Mastotermitidae, the first fossil soldier of any termite species, and the first species of Mastotermes from the New World to be reported"--P. [1].en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/5310
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 2767en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no. 2767, 1983en_US
dc.subject.lcshMastotermes electromexicus.en_US
dc.subject.lcshTermites, Fossil -- Mexico -- Chiapas.en_US
dc.subject.lcshInsects, Fossil -- Mexico -- Chiapas.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAmber fossils -- Mexico -- Chiapas.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Tertiary -- Mexico -- Chiapas.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Mexico -- Chiapas.en_US
dc.titleA new fossil species of termite from Mexican amber, Mastotermes electromexicus (Isoptera, Mastotermitidae). American Museum novitates ; no. 2767en_US
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