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Termitaphididae (termite bug)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Termitaphididae

Taxonomy
Termitaphididae was named by Meyers (1924). It is extant.

It was assigned to Hemiptera by Poinar (2011); and to Aradoidea by Szwedo (2018).

Subtaxa
Termitaradus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Termitaphididae Meyers
2011Termitaphididae Poinar p. 53
2018Termitaphididae Szwedo p. 113

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Clareocercaria
—Acercaria()
superorderPancondylognatha
—Condylognatha
orderHemiptera
suborderHeteroptera
infraorderPentatomomorphaLeston et al. 1954
superfamilyAradoidea
familyTermitaphididaeMeyers 1924
familyTermitaphididaeMeyers 1924

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. Termitaphididae Meyers 1924 [termite bug]
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G. Termitaradus Meyers 1924
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†Termitaradus avitinquilinus Grimaldi and Engel 2008
†Termitaradus dominicanus Poinar 2011
†Termitaradus mitnicki Engel 2009
†Termitaradus protera Poinar and Doyen 1992
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Termitaradus protera (125757)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Termitaradus avitinquilinus (122982) Termitaradus dominicanus (122472) Termitaradus mitnicki (123708)