Open AccessA replacement name for the Cretaceous termite genus <i>Gigantotermes</i> (Isoptera)Open AccessAuthor(s)
Michael S. Engel,
Phillip Barden,
David A. Grimaldi
Publication year2016
Publication title
novitates paleoentomologicae
Resource typeJournals
PublisherUniversity of Kansas
A replacement name is proposed in order to remove a case of secondary homonymy between the Cretaceous termite genus Gigantotermes Engel, Barden, & Grimaldi (Isoptera) and the Jurassic lacewing, Gigantotermes Haase (Neuroptera). Ginormotermes Engel, Barden, & Grimaldi, new name, is established in place of the former, resulting in the new combination: Ginormotermesrex (Engel, Barden, & Grimaldi).
Subject(s)biology , botany , cretaceous , genus , larva , neuroptera , paleontology , zoology
Language(s)English
ISSN2329-5880
DOI10.17161/np.v0i14.5694
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