genus
† Cosmotermes Zhao, Yin, Shih & Ren, 2020
Type
type species by original designation of
Nomenclature (2)
- † Cosmotermes Zhao, Yin, Shih & Ren, 2020 in Zhao, Yin, Shih, Gao & Ren, 2020: 384. (fossil)
type species by original designation † Cosmotermes multus Zhao, Yin, Shih & Ren, 2020
- † Cosmotermes Zhao, Yin, Shih & Ren, 2020 (classified as † Cosmotermitinae Engel, 2021) in Jiang, Zhang, Eldredge, Song, Li, Tihelka, Huang, Wang, Engel & Cai, 2021: 382.
Nomenclature references (2)
- 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
- Zhao, Z., Yin, X.-C., Shih, C.-K., Gao, T.-P. & Ren, D. (2020) Termite colonies from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar demonstrate their early eusocial lifestyle in damp wood. National Science Review, 7(2), 381–390. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwz141
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| species | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The generic name is a combination of the Greek prefix ‘Cosmo-’, which means ‘orderly’, referring to termites living together in an orderly way, and ‘termes’ is a common suffix for generic name of termites.