Species
† Tanytermitalis philetaerus Engel & Cai, 2021
Nomenclature (1)
- † Tanytermitalis philetaerus Engel & Cai, 2021 in Jiang, Zhang, Eldredge, Song, Li, Tihelka, Huang, Wang, Engel & Cai, 2021: 386. (fossil)
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 |
| Species | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The specific epithet is taken from the Greek term φιλέταιρος (philetairos) [composed of φῐìλος (phílos), meaning, “beloved”, and ἑταῖρος (hetaîros), meaning, “friend”), and refers to the relationship between these termites and their inquilines.