Zophotermes
Extinct genus of termites / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zophotermes is an extinct genus of termite in the Isoptera family Rhinotermitidae known from two Eocene fossils found in India. The genus contains a single described species, Zophotermes ashoki placed in the subfamily Prorhinotermitinae.[1]
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Zophotermes | |
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Z. ashoki holotype | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Infraorder: | Isoptera |
Family: | Rhinotermitidae |
Genus: | †Zophotermes |
Species: | †Z. ashoki |
Binomial name | |
†Zophotermes ashoki Engel & Singh, 2011 | |
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