Genus
Krecekitermes Scheffrahn, Carrijo & Castro, 2023
Nomenclature (1)
- Krecekitermes Scheffrahn, Carrijo & Castro, 2023 in Carrijo, Castro, Wang, Constantini, Bourguignon, Cancello, Roisin & Scheffrahn, 2023: 327.
type species by original designation Krecekitermes daironi Scheffrahn, Carrijo & Castro, 2023 in Carrijo, Castro, Wang, Constantini, Bourguignon, Cancello, Roisin & Scheffrahn, 2023: 327
Nomenclature references (1)
- Carrijo, T.F., Castro, D., Wang, M.-L., Constantini, J.P., Bourguignon, T., Cancello, E.M., Roisin, Y. & Scheffrahn, R.H. (2023) Diminishing the taxonomic gap in the neotropical soldierless termites: descriptions of four new genera and a new Anoplotermes species (Isoptera, Termitidae, Apicotermitinae). ZooKeys, 1167, 317–352. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1167.100001
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
We named this genus in honor of Dr. Jan Křeček, a retired Czech terminologist who, along with RHS, contributed to many termite descriptions while at the University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale R.E.C.