Biology:Termitinae

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Short description: Subfamily of termites

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

See text

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".

The genus Drepanotermes is also known as the Australian harvester termite.[3][4] It has been implicated in theories of the creation of the phenomenon known as "fairy circles" (circular patches of land barren of plants) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.[5][6]

Genera

  • Ahamitermes *
  • Amitermes *
  • Amphidotermes
  • Angulitermes
  • Apsenterotermes
  • Capritermes
  • Cavitermes
  • Cephalotermes *
  • Cornicapritermes
  • Coxocapritermes
  • Crepititermes
  • Cristatitermes
  • Cylindrotermes *
  • Dentispicotermes
  • Dicuspiditermes
  • Dihoplotermes
  • Divinotermes
  • Drepanotermes *
  • Ekphysotermes
  • Ephelotermes
  • Eremotermes *
  • Genuotermes
  • Globitermes *
  • Gnathamitermes *
  • Hapsidotermes
  • Hesperotermes
  • Homallotermes
  • Hoplotermes *
  • Incolitermes *
  • Indocapritermes
  • Inquilinitermes
  • Invasitermes *
  • Kemneritermes
  • Krishnacapritermes
  • Labiocapritermes
  • Lophotermes
  • Macrognathotermes
  • Malaysiocapritermes
  • Microcerotermes *
  • Mirocapritermes
  • Neocapritermes
  • Onkotermes
  • Oriencapritermes
  • Orientotermes *
  • Orthognathotermes
  • Paracapritermes
  • Pericapritermes
  • Planicapritermes
  • Procapritermes
  • Prohamitermes *
  • Promirotermes
  • Protocapritermes
  • Protohamitermes *
  • Pseudhamitermes *
  • Pseudocapritermes
  • Pseudomicrotermes *
  • Quasitermes
  • Saxatilitermes
  • Sinocapritermes
  • Spinitermes
  • Syncapritermes
  • Synhamitermes *
  • Termes
  • Trapellitermes
  • Tuberculitermes
  • Xylochomitermes

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. PMID 22287896. 
  3. ↑ Watson, J. A. L. (1981). "Australian harvester termites of the genus Drepanotermes (Isoptera, Termitinae)". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. https://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=US201300338160. 
  4. ↑ Maurer, Santiago Soto (6 December 2019). "The evolution of mound building in the Australian harvester termites, Drepanotermes". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353752369_The_evolution_of_mound_building_in_the_Australian_harvester_termites_Drepanotermes. 
  5. ↑ Angeloni, Alice (4 April 2023). "Indigenous knowledge leads scientists to reveal 'fairy circles', termites linked". https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-04/indigenous-knowledge-science-links-termites-fairy-circles/102177938. 
  6. ↑ Walsh, Fiona; Bidu, Gladys Karimarra; Bidu, Ngamaru Karimarra; Evans, Theodore A. et al. (3 April 2023). "First Peoples’ knowledge leads scientists to reveal ‘fairy circles’ and termite linyji are linked in Australia". Nature Ecology & Evolution (Nature Publishing Group): 1–13. doi:10.1038/s41559-023-01994-1. ISSN 2397-334X. PMC 10089917. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-01994-1. Retrieved 4 April 2023. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15275402 entry



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