Full reference: P. Barden and M. S. Engel. 2021. Fossil social insects. Encyclopedia of Social Insects 384-403
Parent taxon: Euisoptera according to M. L. Wang et al. 2022
See also Engel 2021
Sister taxa: Aiuruocatermes, Aragonitermes, Ardatermes, Artisoptera, Baissatermes, Caatingatermitinae, Cantabritermes, Carinatermitinae, Cretarhinotermes, Cretatermitinae, Dharmatermes, Eutermes, Eutermes debilis, Francotermes, Ginormotermes, Ithytermes, Jitermes, Krishnatermitidae, Lebanotermes, Lutetiatermitinae, Mariconitermes, Meiatermes, Melqartitermitidae, Morazatermes, Mylacrotermitidae, Paleotermopsis, Santonitermes, Syagriotermes, Termes rutoti, Termopsidae, Ulmeriella, Yanjingtermes, Yongdingia
Subtaxa: Arceotermitidae Archotermopsidae Hodotermitidae Hodotermopsidae Stolotermitidae
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Chad (1 collection)
• Miocene of Austria (1), Chad (1), Japan (3), New Zealand (1)
• Oligocene of Ethiopia (1)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (2: Colorado)
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (3)
Total: 14 collections including 16 occurrences