Nanotermes isaacae Engel & Grimaldi

Engel, Michael S., Grimaldi, David A., Nascimbene, Paul C. & Singh, Hukam, 2011, The termites of Early Eocene Cambay amber, with the earliest record of the Termitidae (Isoptera), ZooKeys 148, pp. 105-123 : 115

Nanotermes isaacae Engel & Grimaldi sp. n. Figs 1A7

Holotype.

Imago; Tad-262 (Fig. 1A), India: Gujarat: Tadkeshwar lignite mine, Cambay Formation (Paleo-Eocene), 21°21.400"N, 73°4.532"E, 17-22 January 2010 (BSIPL).

Diagnosis.

As for the genus (vide supra).

Description.

As described for the genus with the following details: Imago: Total length without wings (as preserved) 2.0 mm; forewing length 2.60 mm; head length ~0.40 mm; length of head to base of clypeus 0.30 mm; clypeal medial length 0.06 mm; pronotal length (medial) 0.18 mm, width ~0.275 mm; length of forewing scale 0.15 mm. Integument of head and abdomen generally dark brown except labrum, postclypeus, and pronotum brown, antennae and legs light brown, labrum with apical margin white (as in some Nasutitermitinae ). Integument (where evident) faintly imbricate to smooth. Head largely without setae except for a few laterally; forewing scale with only some sparse short setae.

Etymology.

The specific epithet is a matronym for Ms. Charlotte Isaac, who diligently processed and screened amber, and who discovered the holotype among many other interesting inclusions.