Genus
Hyleotermes Cuezzo, Scheffrahn & Constantino, 2022
Nomenclature (1)
- Hyleotermes Cuezzo, Scheffrahn & Constantino, 2022: 78-79.
type species by original designation Nasutitermes (Nasutitermes) brevipilus Emerson, 1925
Nomenclature references (1)
- Cuezzo, C., Scheffrahn, R.H. & Constantino, R. (2022) Revised systematic position of Nasutitermes brevipilus Emerson, 1925 (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) and the designation of Hyleotermes gen. nov. Zootaxa, 5195(1), 73–86. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5195.1.4
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
From the Latin word hylaeus (Greek hylaios), from the forest, meaning a forest termite.