Termitinae

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Termitinae
Principal household insects of the United States (1896) (14803685233).jpg
Termes flavipes
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae
Subfamily: Termitinae
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Capritermitini Weidner, 1956
  • Microcerotermitinae Holmgren, 1910
  • Mirocapritermitinae Kemner, 1934
  • Mirotermitini Weidner, 1956[1]

Termitinae is a subfamily of termites;[2] Amitermes and certain other genera (indicated here with a *) have previously been placed in the Amitermitinae, with some workers arguing that the latter have morphologically distinct characteristics and "some important attributes that affect soil".

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References[]

  1. ^ En BioLib
  2. ^ Engel, M.S. (2011). "Family-group names for termites (Isoptera), redux". ZooKeys (148): 171–184. doi:10.3897/zookeys.148.1682. PMC 3264418. PMID 22287896.

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