Primitive termites in cretaceous amber from Spain and Canada (Isoptera)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-128

  Engel, Michael S ^a   Delclòs, Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Albian; Amber; Campanian; Canada; Insecta; Isoptera; Spain

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; AMBER; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PALEONTOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TERMITE;

CANADA; SPAIN;

EID: 77955789588     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/JKES0908.06.1     Document Type: Article

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