Genus
† Tanytermitalis Engel & Cai, 2021
Nomenclature (1)
- † Tanytermitalis Engel & Cai, 2021 in Jiang, Zhang, Eldredge, Song, Li, Tihelka, Huang, Wang, Engel & Cai, 2021: 384. (fossil)
type species by original designation † Tanytermitalis philetaerus Engel & Cai, 2021
Nomenclature references (1)
- Jiang, R.-X., Zhang, H.-R., Eldredge, K.T., Song, X.-B., Li, Y.-D., Tihelka, E., Huang, D.-Y., Wang, S., Engel, M.S. & Cai, C.-Y. (2021) Further evidence of Cretaceous termitophily: Description of new termite hosts of the trichopseniine Cretotrichopsenius (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), with emendations to the classification of lower termites (Isoptera). Palaeoentomology, 4(4), 374–389. https://doi.org/10.11646/palaeoentomology.4.4.13
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Genus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Species | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The new genus-group name is derived from the generic name Tanytermes (using the genitive of L. termes as the root, termitis), type genus of the family, combined with the Latin suffix –alis (meaning, “to have the nature or quality of”).