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Kalotermitidae

Insecta - Blattodea - Kalotermitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Kalotermitinae Froggatt
1949Kalotermitinae Snyder p. 358
2013Kalotermitinae Krishna et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
—Holopandictyoptera
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
orderBlattodea(Latreille 1810)
—Xylophagodea
infraorderIsoptera()
—Euisoptera
—Artisoptera
—Icoisoptera
familyKalotermitidae()
familyKalotermitidae()

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. Kalotermitidae Froggatt 1897
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G. Calcaritermes Snyder 1925
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†Calcaritermes vetus Emerson 1969
G. †Cratokalotermes Bechly 2007
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G. Cryptotermes Banks 1906 [drywood termite]
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†Cryptotermes glaesarius Engel and Krishna 2007
†Cryptotermes pouilloni Jouault and Nel 2022
†Cryptotermes ryshkoffi Pierce 1958
†Cryptotermes yamini Krishna and Bacchus 1987
Invalid names: Cryptotermes batheri von Rosen 1913 [nomen nudum]
G. †Electrotermes von Rosen 1913
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†Electrotermes affinis Hagen 1856
†Electrotermes flecki Nel and Bourguet 2006
†Electrotermes girardi Giebel 1856
G. †Eotermes Statz 1939
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†Eotermes grandaeva Statz 1939
G. Glyptotermes Froggatt 1897
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†Glyptotermes abyssinicus Bouju et al. 2021
†Glyptotermes grimaldii Engel and Krishna 2007
†Glyptotermes paleoliberatus Engel and Krishna 2007
†Glyptotermes pusillus Heer 1849
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Invalid names: Termes (Eutermes) diaphanus Giebel 1856 [synonym], Termes (Eutermes) punctatus Giebel 1856 [synonym]
G. †Glyptotermites Armbruster 1941
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†Glyptotermites assmuthi Armbruster 1941
G. †Huguenotermes Engel and Nel 2015
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†Huguenotermes septimaniensis Engel and Nel 2015
G. Incisitermes Krishna 1961
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†Incisitermes krishnai Emerson 1969
†Incisitermes peritus Engel and Krishna 2007
G. †Kachinitermes Engel et al. 2007
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†Kachinitermes tristis Cockerell 1917
G. †Kachinitermopsis Engel and Delclòs 2010
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G. Kalotermes Hagen 1853
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Subg. Calotermes (Calotermes) Hagen 1853
†Kalotermes disruptus Cockerell 1917
†Kalotermes fossus Zhang et al. 1994
†Kalotermes nigellus Zhang et al. 1994
Kalotermes nigritus Snyder 1946
†Kalotermes nisus Zhang et al. 1994
†Kalotermes oeningensis von Rosen 1913
†Kalotermes piacentinii Piton and Théobald 1937
†Kalotermes rhenanus Hagen 1863
Invalid names: Calotermes bosniaskii Handlirsch 1907 [nomen nudum]
G. Neotermes Holmgren 1911
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†Neotermes grassei Piton 1940
G. †Oligokalotermes Nel 1987
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G. †Otagotermes Engel and Kaulfuss 2016
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†Otagotermes novazealandicus Engel and Kaulfuss 2016
G. †Proelectrotermes von Rosen 1913
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†Proelectrotermes berendtii Pictet and Hagen 1856
†Proelectrotermes fodinae Scudder 1883
†Proelectrotermes holmgreni Engel et al. 2007
†Proelectrotermes roseni Armbruster 1941
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Invalid names: Calotermes (Neotermites) frischi Armbruster 1941 [synonym]
†Proelectrotermes swinhoei Cockerell 1916
Invalid names: Neotermites Armbruster 1941 [synonym]
G. †Prokalotermes Emerson 1933
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†Prokalotermes hagenii Scudder 1883
G. †Pterotermopsis Engel and Kaulfuss 2016
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†Pterotermopsis fouldenica Engel and Kaulfuss 2016
G. †Taieritermes Engel and Kaulfuss 2016
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†Taieritermes krishnai Engel and Kaulfuss 2016
G. †Valkyritermes Jouault et al. 2022
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†Valkyritermes inopinatus Jouault et al. 2022
Invalid names: Calotermes (Calotermes) erythrops von Rosen 1913 [nomen nudum], Calotermes (Calotermes) resinatus von Rosen 1913 [nomen nudum], Electrotermitinae Emerson 1942 [invalid subgroup], Protermitidae Holmgren 1909 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Holocene or 119.57000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Cratokalotermes santanensis (122557 140371)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar (Kachin) Kalotermes burmensis (104053)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Proelectrotermes holmgreni (111688) Termopsis swinhoei, Hodotermes tristis (123020) Valkyritermes inopinatus (179227)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Neotermes grassei (113685) Termopsis piacentinii (120351)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Oise) Electrotermes flecki (123850) Kalotermitidae indet. (68174)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Sisyra disrupta (123959)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Denmark Electrotermes affinis, Proelectrotermes berendti (123762)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Calotermes affinis (140221) Electrotermes affinis (124194 124205) Electrotermes girardi (123771) Proelectrotermes berendti (123927 124073) Termes girardi (147349)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Electrotermes affinis (120811) Termes affinis, Termes berendtii (109625)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Gard) Kalotermitidae indet. J (144529)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Parotermes fodinae (106381) Parotermes hagenii, Parotermes fodinae (106384)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Alpes-de-Haute) Kalotermitidae indet. I (114016)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Montana) Prokalotermes alderensis (120623)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Oligokalotermes fischeri (127415)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Eotermes grandaeva, Calotermes rhenanus (122010)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Calotermes rhenanus (123945)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Germany Kalotermes sp. (123872)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45New Zealand Taieritermes krishnai, Otagotermes novazealandicus, Pterotermopsis fouldenica, Kalotermitidae indet. (50035)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Ethiopia Glyptotermes abyssinicus (224753)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico Calcaritermes sp. (21977)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Calcaritermes vetus (138881 140212) Incisitermes krishnai, Kalotermes nigritus (124623)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Kalotermes nigellus, Kalotermes fossus (138945) Kalotermes nisus (138946) Kalotermes shandongianus (128552)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Cryptotermes glaesarius, Cryptotermes yamini, Glyptotermes grimaldii, Glyptotermes paleoliberatus, Incisitermes peritus (122982) Cryptotermes pouilloni (228917)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) Cryptotermes ryshkoffi (144521) Cryptotermes sp. (106431)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Idaho) Eotermes sp. (97616)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Calotermes roseni, Calotermes frischi, Calotermes assmuthi (127614)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09France (Ardèche) Calotermes sp. (172761) Kalotermitidae indet. (156164) Kalotermitidae indet. F, Kalotermitidae indet. G (113893)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Kalotermitidae indet. H (157195)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Calotermes bosniaskii (113751)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Ardeche) Kalotermitidae indet. A, Kalotermitidae indet. B (122194)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) Kalotermitidae indet. C, Kalotermitidae indet. D, Kalotermitidae indet. E (122195)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Calotermes batheri, Calotermes erythrops (150372) Termes diaphanus, Termes punctatus (150374) Termes pusillus (123418)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Benin Calotermes resinatus (150373)