mastotermes | (n) primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive Isoptera, Syn. genus Mastotermes |
mastotermes darwiniensis | (n) Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites |
mastotermes electrodominicus | (n) extinct termite found in amber in the Dominican Republic |
mastotermes electromexicus | (n) an extinct termite found in amber in southern Mexico |
Mastotermes | prop. n. A primitive genus of termites, mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive isopterans. |