Full reference: R. G. Martins-Neto, C. Ribeiro-Júnior, and F. Prezoto. 2006. New fossils (Isoptera: Hodotermitidae), from the Santana Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Araripe Basin, northeast Brazil), with descriptions of new taxa including a new subfamily. Sociobiology 47:125-134
Parent taxon: Euisoptera according to M. S. Engel et al. 2009
See also Martins-Neto et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Aiuruocatermes, Aragonitermes, Ardatermes, Artisoptera, Baissatermes, Cantabritermes, Carinatermitinae, Cretarhinotermes, Cretatermitinae, Dharmatermes, Eutermes, Eutermes debilis, Francotermes, Ginormotermes, Ithytermes, Jitermes, Krishnatermitidae, Lebanotermes, Lutetiatermitinae, Mariconitermes, Meiatermes, Melqartitermitidae, Morazatermes, Mylacrotermitidae, Paleotermopsis, Santonitermes, Syagriotermes, Teletisoptera, Termes rutoti, Termopsidae, Ulmeriella, Yanjingtermes, Yongdingia
Subtaxa: Araripetermes
Ecology:
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Caatingatermitinae in the database