†family Mylacrotermitidae Engel 2021 (termite)

Insecta - Blattodea - Mylacrotermitidae

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, Melqartitermitidae, Morazatermes, Paleotermopsis, Santonitermes, Syagriotermes, Teletisoptera, Termes rutoti, Termopsidae, Ulmeriella, Yanjingtermes, Yongdingia

Subtaxa: Mylacrotermes

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Type: Mylacrotermes

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (SEMC Kansas coll) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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