Insecta - Blattodea - Melqartitermitidae
Full reference: M. S. Engel. 2021. Taxonomic names, in Further evidence of Cretaceous termitophily: Description of new termite hosts of the trichopseniine Cretotrichopsenius (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), with emendations to the classification of lower termites (Isoptera). Palaeoentomology 4:374-389
Parent taxon: Euisoptera according to M. S. 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, Morazatermes, Mylacrotermitidae, Paleotermopsis, Santonitermes, Syagriotermes, Teletisoptera, Termes rutoti, Termopsidae, Ulmeriella, Yanjingtermes, Yongdingia
Subtaxa: Melqartitermes
Type: Melqartitermes
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Lebanese amber, Jezzine (AMNH collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)