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† Tanytermitalis philetaerus Engel & Cai, 2021

Nomenclature (1)

  • † Tanytermitalis philetaerus Engel & Cai, 2021 in Jiang, Zhang, Eldredge, Song, Li, Tihelka, Huang, Wang, Engel & Cai, 2021: 386. (fossil)

Nomenclature references (1)

  • 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

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Etymology:

The specific epithet is taken from the Greek term φιλέταιρος (philetairos) [composed of φῐìλος (phílos), meaning, “beloved”, and ἑταῖρος (hetaîros), meaning, “friend”), and refers to the relationship between these termites and their inquilines.