Insecta - Blattodea - Heterotermitidae
Synonyms: Leucotermes Silvestri 1901, Lukotermes Perkovsky and Nel 2021
Full reference: W. W. Froggatt. 1897. Australian Termitidae. Part II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 21:510-552
Parent taxon: Heterotermitidae according to S. Hellemans et al. 2024
See also Carpenter 1992, Engel 2008, Fontes and Vulcano 1998, Froggatt 1897, Krishna et al. 2013, Nel and Paicheler 1993, Perkovsky and Nel 2021, Snyder 1949 and Solórzano Kraemer 2007
Sister taxa: Coptotermes, Megatermes, Reticulitermes
Subtaxa: Heterotermes eocenicus Heterotermes primaevus Lukotermes milescaput
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (2 collections)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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