A replacement name for the Cretaceous termite genus Gigantotermes (Isoptera)

Authors

  • Michael S. Engel University of Kansas & American Museum of Natural History
  • Phillip M. Barden American Museum of Natural History
  • David A. Grimaldi American Museum of Natural History

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/np.v0i14.5694

Keywords:

Taxonomy, Isoptera, Gigantotermes, Ginormotermes

Abstract

A replacement name is proposed in order to remove a case of secondary homonymy between the Cretaceous termite genus Gigantotermes Engel, Barden, & Grimaldi (Isoptera) and the Jurassic lacewing, Gigantotermes Haase (Neuroptera).  Ginormotermes Engel, Barden, & Grimaldi, new name, is established in place of the former, resulting in the new combination: Ginormotermesrex (Engel, Barden, & Grimaldi).

References

Engel, M.S., P. Barden, M.L. Riccio, & D.A. Grimaldi. 2016. Morphologically specialized termite castes and advanced sociality in the Early Cretaceous. Current Biology 26(4): 522–530.

Haase, E. 1890. Bemerkungen zur Palaeontologie der Insekten. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Palaeontologie 1890(2): 1–33, +1 pl.

Hagen, H.A. 1862. Ueber die Neuroptern [sic] aus dem lithographischen Schiefer in Bayern. Palaeontographica 10: 96–145, +3 pls.

Oppenheim, P. 1888. Die Insectenwelt der lithographischen Schiefers in Bayern. Palaeontographica 34: 215–254, +2 pls.

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Published

2016-02-22

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No. 14 (2016): A replacement name for the Cretaceous termite genus Gigantotermes (Isoptera)

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How to Cite

Engel, M. S., Barden, P. M., & Grimaldi, D. A. (2016). A replacement name for the Cretaceous termite genus Gigantotermes (Isoptera). Novitates Paleoentomologicae, 14, 1-2. https://doi.org/10.17161/np.v0i14.5694