Termopsidae

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Termopsidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Blattodea
Family:
†Termopsidae

Grassé, 1949
Genera

see text

Termopsidae is an extinct family of termites in the order Blattodea. The five extant genera formerly included in Termopsidae (, , , , and Zootermopsis) have recently been treated as part of the newer family Archotermopsidae, leaving only extinct taxa in Termopsidae.[1][2]

Several prehistoric genera are placed herein, known only from fossils. Since only a small part of the erstwhile diversity of dampwood termites survives, it is rather difficult to assign these to subfamilies. Several seem to represent very ancient members of the family; they may be quite basal Termopsidae, so it is indeed unwarranted to place them into a subfamily at all.

  • Genus (Early Cretaceous of China)
  • Genus (Early Cretaceous of China)
  • Genus (Early Cretaceous of China)
  • Genus (Late Cretaceous of Labrador, Canada)
  • Genus (Late Cretaceous of France)
  • Genus (Late Oligocene of France)
  • Genus (Oligocene of Colorado, USA)
  • Genus – provisionally placed here

Nomenclature[]

The group was originally described as a subfamily, Termopsinae, by Nils Holmgren in 1911, and was raised to the taxonomic rank of family by Pierre-Paul Grassé in 1949.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Engel, M.S.; Grimaldi, D.A.; Krishna, K. (2009). "Termites (Isoptera): their phylogeny, classification, and rise to ecological dominance". American Museum Novitates. 3650: 1–27.
  2. ^ Constantino, Reginaldo (2016). "Termite Database".
  3. ^ UNESCO (1962). Termites in the humid tropics: proceedings of the New Delhi symposium, Volume 1960. Humid tropics research. p. 35.
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