A New Fossil Termite(Isoptera,Stolotermitidae,Stolotermes)from the Early Miocene of Otago,New Zealand |
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| Authors: | Uwe KAULFUSS Anthony CHARRIS Daphne ELEE |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Geology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand;2. Otago Museum, PO Box 6202, Dunedin 9059, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | The forewing of a termite from Early Miocene lake sediments in Otago, southern New Zealand is figured and described. It exhibits the generic characters of the damp‐wood termite Stolotermes Hägen, but differs from forewings of the known species in size and venation pattern and is described as Stolotermes kupe sp. nov. S. hupe represents the first confident record of fossil Stolotermitidae and extends the fossil record of the family back to the Early Miocene. It also is the first direct evidence of fossil Isoptera from New Zealand, though silicified termite faecal pellets, referable to Kalotermes brauni, have been previously described. S. kupe indicates that Stolotermitidae has been present in the Australasian region since at least the Early Miocene. |
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| Keywords: | Early Miocene fossil termite Isoptera Stolotermes new species Otago Foulden Maar Gondwana |
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