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† Magnifitermes krishnai Jouault, Engel & Nel, 2022

Nomenclature (1)

  • † Magnifitermes krishnai Jouault, Engel & Nel, 2022 in Jouault, Engel, Fls, Legendre, Huang, Grandcolas & Nel, 2022: 618-620. (fossil)

    Holotype; imago/alate; d576aa81-4d41-4b91-b340-b6c9e398802c; deposited at: Geological Department and Museum, Rennes, France (IGR);

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Jouault, C., Engel, M.S., Fls, Legendre, F., Huang, D., Grandcolas, P. & Nel, A. (2022) Incrementing and clarifying the diversity and early evolution of termites (Blattodea: Isoptera). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 196, 608–629.

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Etymology:

The specific epithet honours the late Dr Kumar Krishna (1928–2014), eminent termitologist and beloved friend and collaborator of MSE. Dr Krishna’s work also inspired CJ to study fossil termites. He is sorely missed.