Full reference: M. S. Engel, D. A. Grimaldi, and K. Krishna. 2009. Termites (Isoptera): their phylogeny, classification, and rise to ecological dominance. American Museum Novitates 3650:1-27
Parent taxon: Icoisoptera according to M. L. Wang et al. 2022
See also Engel 2011, Engel 2021, Engel et al. 2009, Engel et al. 2013 and Krishna et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Kalotermitidae, Waipiatatermes
Subtaxa: Archeorhinotermitidae Rhinotermitidae Stylotermitidae Termitidae
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Benin (1 collection), France (1), Tanzania (2)
• Pliocene of Germany (1), Tanzania (1)
• Miocene of Croatia (4), the Dominican Republic (3), France (3), Germany (5), Italy (1), Japan (1), Mexico (11), Turkey (1), United States (8: California, Washington)
• Oligocene of France (2), Germany (1), United States (1: Colorado)
• Eocene of Germany (1), India (1), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (8), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (2), United States (1: Colorado)
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (1)
Total: 65 collections including 136 occurrences