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Rhinotermitidae

Insecta - Blattodea - Rhinotermitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Rhinotermitidae Froggatt
1971Rhinotermitidae Emerson p. 248
1992Rhinotermitidae Carpenter p. 141
1993Rhinotermitidae Nel and Paicheler p. 154
2009Rhinotermitidae Engel et al. p. 12
2011Rhinotermitidae Engel
2013Rhinotermitidae Krishna et al. p. 651

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
Holopandictyoptera
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
orderBlattodea(Latreille 1810)
Xylophagodea
infraorderIsoptera()
Euisoptera
Artisoptera
Icoisoptera
Neoisoptera
familyRhinotermitidae
familyRhinotermitidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Rhinotermitidae Froggatt 1897
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G. Coptotermes Wasmann 1896
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Coptotermes hirsutus Krishna and Grimaldi 2009
Coptotermes paleodominicanus Krishna and Grimaldi 2009
Coptotermes priscus Emerson 1971
Coptotermes sucineus Emerson 1971
G. Dolichorhinotermes Snyder and Emerson 1925
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Dolichorhinotermes apopnus Engel and Krishna 2007
Dolichorhinotermes dominicanus Schlemmermeyer and Cancello 2000
Subfm. Heterotermitinae Froggatt 1897
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G. Heterotermes Froggatt 1897
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Heterotermes eocenicus Engel 2008
Heterotermes primaevus Snyder 1960
Invalid names: Leucotermes Silvestri 1901 [synonym]
G. †Lukotermes Perkovsky and Nel 2021
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Lukotermes milescaput Perkovsky and Nel 2021
G. Reticulitermes Holmgren 1913
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Reticulitermes antiquus Germar 1813
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Invalid names: Maresa plebeja Giebel 1856 [synonym], Termes (Eutermes) moestus Giebel 1856 [synonym], Termes fossile Ouchakoff 1838 [synonym], Termes giebeli Handlirsch 1907 [synonym], Termes gracilis Pictet and Hagen 1856 [synonym]
Reticulitermes creedei Snyder 1938
Reticulitermes dofleini Armbruster 1941
Reticulitermes fossarum Scudder 1883
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Invalid names: Eutermes meadii Scudder 1883 [synonym]
Reticulitermes grimaldii Jouault and Nel 2021
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Invalid names: Termes adustus Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes aethiops Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes atomus Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes blandus Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes concinnus Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes contractulus Statz 1939 [synonym]
Reticulitermes laurae Pierce 1958
Reticulitermes minimus Snyder 1928
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Invalid names: Leucotermes borussicus von Rosen 1913 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hemerobites Germar 1813 [nomen oblitum], Maresa Giebel 1856 [replaced], Reticulitermes tibialis dubitans Pierce 1958 [synonym]
Subfm. Prorhinotermitinae Quennedey and Deligne 1975
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G. †Zophotermes Engel 2011
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Zophotermes ashoki Engel and Singh 2011
G. Rhinotermes Hagen 1858
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Rhinotermes miocenicus Nel and Paicheler 1993
G. †Rhinotermites Armbruster 1941
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Rhinotermites dzierzoni Armbruster 1941
Rhinotermites kuehni Armbruster 1941
Rhinotermites wasmanni Armbruster 1941
Invalid names: Psammotermitinae Holmgren 1911 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Piacenzian or 56.00000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Rhinotermitidae indet., Zophotermes sp., Zophotermes ashoki (124463)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Hemerobites antiquus, Termes obscurus (147349) Heterotermes eocenicus (124370) Leucotermes antiquus (140221) Reticulitermes antiquus (123493) Reticulitermes antiquus, Reticulitermes minimus (123771) Reticulitermes grimaldii (220536) Reticulitermes minimus (147652) Termes fossile (147350)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Reticulitermes sp. (21976)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Lukotermes milescaput (196704)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Termes antiquus (109625)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Eutermes fossarum, Eutermes meadii (106384)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Colorado) Reticulitermes creedei (121977)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Termes holmgreni, Termes aethiops, Termes blandus, Termes concinnus, Termes contractulus, Termes adustus, Termes atomus (122010)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico Heterotermes sp., Coptotermes sp. (21977)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Coptotermes sucineus (124469 138881 138882) Coptotermes sucineus, Heterotermes primaevus (124623) Dolichorhinotermes apopnus (124928) Heterotermes primaevus (140313)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Coptotermes priscus, Coptotermes hirsutus, Coptotermes paleodominicanus (122982) Dolichorhinotermes dominicanus (124282)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Reticulitermes laurae (144525) Reticulitermes laurae, Reticulitermes tibialis (144524) Reticulitermes sp. (144522)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Leucotermes dofleini, Rhinotermites dzierzoni, Rhinotermites kuehni, Rhinotermites wasmanni (127614)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Termes hartungi (117252)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Japan Rhinotermitidae indet. (152335)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333France (Ardèche) Reticulitermes hartungi (156164) Reticulitermes sp. (113893)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Rhinotermes miocenicus (113998)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Niedersachsen) Reticulitermes pliozaenicus (109196)