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Psammotermitidae
Taxonomy
Hodotermitini was named by Desneux (1904). It is extant.
It was reranked as the family Hodotermitidae by Jarzembowski (1981), Carpenter (1992), Nel and Paicheler (1993), Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013), Engel (2021), Wang et al. (2022), Hellemans et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Isoptera by Jarzembowski (1981), Carpenter (1992), Nel and Paicheler (1993); to Euisoptera by Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013); and to Teletisoptera by Engel (2021), Wang et al. (2022), Hellemans et al. (2024).
It was reranked as the family Hodotermitidae by Jarzembowski (1981), Carpenter (1992), Nel and Paicheler (1993), Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013), Engel (2021), Wang et al. (2022), Hellemans et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Isoptera by Jarzembowski (1981), Carpenter (1992), Nel and Paicheler (1993); to Euisoptera by Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013); and to Teletisoptera by Engel (2021), Wang et al. (2022), Hellemans et al. (2024).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Hodotermitidae Jarzembowski p. 92 |
| 1992 | Hodotermitidae Carpenter p. 140 |
| 1993 | Hodotermitidae Nel and Paicheler |
| 2009 | Hodotermitidae Engel et al. |
| 2011 | Hodotermitidae Engel |
| 2013 | Hodotermitidae Krishna et al. p. 277 |
| 2021 | Hodotermitidae Engel |
| 2022 | Hodotermitidae Wang et al. |
| 2024 | Hodotermitidae Hellemans et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Psammotermitidae Holmgren 1911
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Subfm. Prorhinotermitinae Quennedey and Deligne 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | India (Gujarat) | Zophotermes sp., Zophotermes ashoki (124463) |