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Mastotermes darwiniensis
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Mastotermes darwiniensis

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  • termite
    / Evolution, paleontology, and classification

    …the most primitive living termite, Mastotermes darwiniensis, from Australia. Mastotermes has further affinities with other roaches: its hind wing has a folded anal lobe, and its eggs are not laid singly as those of other termites but in clusters held together by a gelatinous material resembling the egg case of…

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    …the most primitive living termite, Mastotermes darwiniensis, from Australia. Mastotermes has further affinities with other roaches: its hind wing has a folded anal lobe, and its eggs are not laid singly as those of other termites but in clusters held together by a gelatinous material resembling the egg case of…

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