Termitidae
- Apicotermitinae
- Macrotermitinae (Fungus-growing termites)
- Nasutitermitinae (non-monophyletic)
- Sphaerotermes
- Termitinae (non-monophyletic)
References
Abe, T. D. E. Bignell, M. Higashi, eds. 2000. Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbiosis, Ecology. Kluwer Academic Publishing, Dordrecht.
Chhotani, O. B. 1997. The Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries: Isoptera (Termites). Volume II. Family Termitidae. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta.
Donovan, S. E., D. T. Jones, W. A. Sands and P. Eggleton. 2000. The morphological phylogenetics of termites (Isoptera). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 70:467-513.
Engel, M. and K. Krishna. 2004. Family-group names for termites (Isoptera). American Museum Novitates 3432:1-9.
Grimaldi, D. and M. S. Engel. 2005. Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press.
Kambhampati, S. and P. Eggleton. 2000. Phylogenetics and Taxonomy. Pages 1-23 in: Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbioses, Ecology. T. Abe, D. E. Bignell, and M. Higashi, eds. Kluwer Academic Publishing, Dordrecht.
Martins, V. G. 1999. Karyotype evolution in the Termitidae (Isoptera). Sociobiology 34(3):395-405.
Miura, T., K. Maekawa, O. Kitade, T. Abe, and T. Matsumoto. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships among subfamilies in higher termites (Isoptera: Termitidae) based on mitochondrial COII gene sequences. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 91(5):515-523.
Noirot, C. 2001. The gut of termites (Isoptera) comparative anatomy, systematics, phylogeny. II. - Higher termites (Termitidae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 37(4):431-471.
Ohkuma, M., H. Yuzawa, W. Amornsak, Y. Sornnuwat, Y. Takematsu, A. Yamada, C. Vongkaluang, O. Sarnthoy, N. Kitibutr, N. Noparatnaraporn, T. Kudo, and T. Inoue. 2004. Molecular phylogeny of Asian termites (Isoptera) of the families Termitidae and Rhinotermitidae based on mitochondrial COII sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31(2): 701-710.
Information on the Internet
- The Termitid Termites of South Africa. A Catalogue of South African Insects.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Tenuirostritermes tenuirostris |
|---|---|
| Location | Mexico |
| Comments | Type specimen |
| Reference | J. Desneux. 1904. Isoptera. Fam. Termitidae. Genera Insectorum de P. Wytsman 25:1-53. |
| Sex | soldier |
| Scientific Name | Macrotermes gilvus |
|---|---|
| Location | Java |
| Reference | J. Desneux. 1904. Isoptera. Fam. Termitidae. Genera Insectorum de P. Wytsman 25:1-53. |
| Sex | Queen |
| Scientific Name | Syntermes spinosus |
|---|---|
| Location | Venezuela |
| Reference | J. Desneux. 1904. Isoptera. Fam. Termitidae. Genera Insectorum de P. Wytsman 25:1-53. |
| Sex | worker |
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