Termitoidae

Coptotermes formosanus

Taxonavigation

Superregnum:Eukaryota
Cladus:Unikonta
Cladus:Opisthokonta
Cladus:Holozoa
Regnum:Animalia
Subregnum:Eumetazoa
Cladus:Bilateria
Cladus:Nephrozoa
Cladus:Protostomia
Cladus:Ecdysozoa
Cladus:Panarthropoda
Phylum:Arthropoda
Cladus:Pancrustacea
Cladus:Allotriocarida
Subphylum:Hexapoda
Classis:Insecta
Cladus:Dicondylia
Subclassis:Pterygota
Infraclassis:Neoptera
Supercohort:Polyneoptera
Cohort:Dictyoptera
Ordo:Blattodea
Superfamilia:Blattoidea
Epifamilia:Termitoidae
Familiae (12): Archotermopsidae– Hodotermitidae– Kalotermitidae– Mastotermitidae– Rhinotermitidae– Serritermitidae– Stolotermitidae– Stylotermitidae– Termitidae– Termopsidae– †Archeorhinotermitidae– †Cratomastotermitidae
[source:Engel,Grimaldi&Krishna(2009: 10, table 3)]
Generaincertae sedis:†Idanotermes

Name

TermitoidaeLatreille,1802

Synonyms

• IsopteraBrullé,1832 [order]

References

Primary references

• Brullé, G.A.1832.Expédition Scientifique de Morée.Section des Sciences Physiques. Tome III. Partie 1. Zoologie. Deuxième Section - Des Animaux Articulés 1–192.
• Latreille, P.A.1802.Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des crustacés et des insectes. Ouvrage faisant suite à l’histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini, membre de plusieurs sociétés savantes. Familles naturelles des genres.Tome troisième.F. Dufart, Paris, pp. i-xii + 13–467 [+ 1 (errata)].BHLReference page.

Additional references

• Beccaloni, G.W.&Eggleton, P.2011. Order BlattodeaBrunner von Wattenwyl,1882. Pp 199-200InZhang, Z.-Q.(ed.) 2011.Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness.Zootaxa3148: 1–237.Open access.Reference page..(PDF)Reference page.
• Beccaloni, G.&Eggleton, P.2013. Order Blattodea.In:Zhang, Z.-Q.(ed.) 2013. Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness (Addenda 2013).Zootaxa3703(1): 46–48.DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.10.Reference page.
• Constantino, R.2002. An illustrated key to Neotropical termite genera (Insecta: Isoptera) based primarily on soldiers.Zootaxa67(1): 1–40.DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.67.1.1.Reference page.
• Engel, M.S.2008: Two new termites in Baltic amber (Isoptera).Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society,81(3): 194–203.
• Engel, M.S.,Grimaldi, D.A.&Krishna, K.2007. A synopsis of Baltic amber termites (Isoptera).Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde(B), (372)PDF.
• Engel, M.S.,Grimaldi, D.A.&Krishna, K.2009. Termites (Isoptera): their phylogeny, classification, and rise to ecological dominance.]American Museum novitates(3650)DOI:10.1206/651.1hdl:2246/5969
• Engel, M.S.&Krishna, K.2004. Family-group names for termites (Isoptera).]American Museum novitates,(3432)DOI:10.1206/0003-0082(2004)432<0001:FNFTI>2.0.CO;2hdl:2246/2797
• Gay, F.J.1976. Isoptera of the Kermadec Islands.New Zealand entomologist6: 149–153.PDF.
• Inward, D.,Beccaloni, G.&Eggleton, P.2007. Death of an order: a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study confirms that termites are eusocial cockroaches.Biology Letters3(3): 331–335.DOI:10.1098/rsbl.2007.0102.Reference page.
• Krishna, K.,Grimaldi, D.A.Krishna, V.&Engel, M.S.2013. Treatise on the Isoptera of the world.Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History377: 1–2704.hdl:2246/6430Reference page.
• Lo, N.,Engel, M.S.,Cameron, S.,Nalepa, C.A.,Tokuda, G.,Grimaldi, D.,Kitade, O.,Krishna, K.,Klass, K.-D.,Maekawa, K.,Miura, T.&Thompson, G.J.2007. Save Isoptera: a comment onInwardet al.Biology Letters3(5): 562–563.DOI:10.1098/rsbl.2007.0264.Reference page.

Links

• Tree of Life Web Project. 2003. Isoptera. Termites.Online.Version 01 January 2003 (temporary)] inThe Tree of Life Web Project
• Termites (Isoptera) of the World. A list of valid termite species. University of Toronto.Online.
• Constantino, R.Catalog of the Living Termites of the New World. On-line Termite Database. Universidade de Brasília.Online.

Vernacular names

Alemannisch:Termite
العربية:أرضه
অসমীয়া:উঁইপৰুৱা
беларуская:Тэрміты
български:Термити
বাংলা:উই পোকা
čeština:Termiti
Deutsch:Termiten
English:Termites
español:Termita
suomi:Termiitit
Nordfriisk:Termiiten
français:Termites
עברית:טרמיטאים
hrvatski:Istokrilci (Termiti)
magyar:Termeszek
հայերեն:Նույնաթևներ
Bahasa Indonesia:Rayap
Nhật bổn ngữ:シロアリ mục ( đẳng sí mục )
Jawa:Laron
한국어:흰개미목 (등시목)
Nederlands:Termieten
Diné bizaad:Tsinaʼayąʼii
polski:Termity
português:Cupim
русский:Термиты
slovenčina:Termity
српски / srpski:Термити
Kiswahili:Mchwa
தமிழ்:கறையான்
Türkçe:Termitler
українська:Терміти
Trung văn:Đẳng sí mục

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