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Termitinae

Insecta - Blattodea - Termitidae

Taxonomy

Termitinae was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant. Its type is Termes.

It was assigned to Termitidae by Snyder (1949), Nel and Paicheler (1993), Inward et al. (2007), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013), Hellemans et al. (2024).

Synonyms

Termes (Eutermes) obscurus was named by Heer (1849). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Radoboj (unspecified or Heer coll), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.

It was recombined as Eutermes obscurus by Engel and Krishna (2005); it was considered a nomen dubium by Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes (Eutermes) croaticus was named by Heer (1849). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Radoboj (unspecified or Heer coll), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.

It was recombined as Eutermes croaticus by Engel and Krishna (2005); it was considered a nomen dubium by Krishna et al. (2013).
Eutermes fraasi was named by von Rosen (1913). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Randeck Maar (SMNS coll), which is in a MN 5 crater lake lime mudstone in the Randeck Maar Formation of Germany.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes (Termes) amicus was named by von Rosen (1913). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is East Africa Copal (Rosen coll), which is in a Holocene terrestrial amber in Tanzania.

It was recombined as Macrotermes amicus by Snyder (1949); it was considered a nomen dubium by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Krishna et al. (2013).
Mirotermes resinatus was named by von Rosen (1913). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is East Africa Copal (Rosen coll), which is in a Holocene terrestrial amber in Tanzania.

It was recombined as Termes resinatus by Snyder (1949); it was considered a nomen dubium by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes giganteus was named by Hagen (1855) [Credited by most authors to Heer, but name introduced by Hagen]. It is a compression fossil.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes buchii was named by Heer (1864). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Oeningen (Zurich collection), which is in a Sarmatian crater lake limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Krishna et al. (2013).
Eutermes nickeli was named by Armbruster (1941). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Randeck Maar (Armbruster collection), which is in a MN 5 crater lake lime mudstone in the Randeck Maar Formation of Germany.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Krishna et al. (2013).
Eutermes sachtlebini was named by Armbruster (1941). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Randeck Maar (Armbruster collection), which is in a MN 5 crater lake lime mudstone in the Randeck Maar Formation of Germany.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes drabatyi was named by Armbruster (1941). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Randeck Maar (Armbruster collection), which is in a MN 5 crater lake lime mudstone in the Randeck Maar Formation of Germany.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes hauffi was named by Armbruster (1941). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Randeck Maar (Hauff collection), which is in a MN 5 crater lake lime mudstone in the Randeck Maar Formation of Germany.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes korschefskyi was named by Armbruster (1941). Its type specimen is SMNS 2025, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Randeck Maar (Armbruster collection), which is in a MN 5 crater lake lime mudstone in the Randeck Maar Formation of Germany.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes scheeri was named by Armbruster (1941). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Randeck Maar (Armbruster collection), which is in a MN 5 crater lake lime mudstone in the Randeck Maar Formation of Germany.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes schleipi was named by Armbruster (1941). Its type specimen is SMNS 2029, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Randeck Maar (Armbruster collection), which is in a MN 5 crater lake lime mudstone in the Randeck Maar Formation of Germany.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes stitzi was named by Armbruster (1941). Its type specimen is SMNS 2002, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Randeck Maar (Armbruster collection), which is in a MN 5 crater lake lime mudstone in the Randeck Maar Formation of Germany.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Krishna et al. (2013).
Termes weismanni was named by Armbruster (1941). Its type specimen is SMNS 2007, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Randeck Maar (Armbruster collection), which is in a MN 5 crater lake lime mudstone in the Randeck Maar Formation of Germany.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Krishna et al. (2013).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1802	Termitinae Latreille p. 293
1849	Termes (Eutermes) obscurus Heer p. 33 figs. Pl 3, fig 4
1849	Termes (Eutermes) croaticus Heer p. 34 figs. Pl 3, fig 5
1855	Termes giganteus Hagen p. 306
1858	Termes (Eutermes) obscurus Hagen p. 204
1858	Termes (Eutermes) croaticus Hagen p. 205
1864	Termes buchii Heer pp. 360, 368
1913	Eutermes fraasi von Rosen p. 327
1913	Mirotermes resinatus von Rosen p. 333
1913	Termes (Termes) amicus von Rosen p. 333
1941	Eutermes nickeli Armbruster p. 26
1941	Termes schleipi Armbruster p. 28
1941	Termes drabatyi Armbruster p. 29
1941	Eutermes fraasi Armbruster p. 30
1941	Termes korschefskyi Armbruster p. 30
1941	Eutermes sachtlebini Armbruster p. 31
1941	Termes stitzi Armbruster p. 32
1941	Termes weismanni Armbruster p. 32
1941	Termes hauffi Armbruster p. 35
1941	Termes scheeri Armbruster p. 35
1949	Termes resinatus Snyder p. 367
1949	Termitinae Snyder p. 367
1949	Macrotermes amicus Snyder p. 368
1993	Termitinae Nel and Paicheler p. 167
2005	Eutermes croaticus Engel and Krishna
2005	Eutermes obscurus Engel and Krishna
2007	Termitinae Inward et al.
2011	Termitinae Engel
2013	Termitinae Krishna et al. p. 1996
2024	Termitinae Hellemans et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Gravenhorst 1843
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Altocrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
superclass	Allotriocarida
—	Athalassocarida
—	Labiocarida	Schwentner et al. 2017
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
—	Cercofilata
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia

Rank	Name	Author
—	Paranotalia
subclass	Pterygota	()
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Polyneoptera	Martynov 1938
—	Holopandictyoptera
superorder	Dictyoptera	Latreille 1829
order	Blattodea	(Latreille 1810)
—	Xylophagodea
infraorder	Isoptera	()
—	Euisoptera
—	Artisoptera
—	Icoisoptera
—	Neoisoptera
—	Geoisoptera
family	Termitidae	()
subfamily	Termitinae
subfamily	Termitinae

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.

Subfm. Termitinae Latreille 1802

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G. Gnathotermes Holmgren 1912

G. †Metatermites Armbruster 1941

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†Metatermites statzi Armbruster 1941

G. †Nanotermes Engel and Grimaldi 2011

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†Nanotermes isaacae Engel and Grimaldi 2011

G. Termes Linnaeus 1758

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Subg. Termes (Rhinotermes) Hagen 1858

Subg. Termes (Termes) Linnaeus 1758

†Termes primitivus Krishna and Grimaldi 2009

†Termes siruguei Nel 1984

Invalid names: Mirotermes Wasmann 1897 [synonym], Termes hassencampi Heer 1860 [nomen nudum]

Invalid names: Eutermes fraasi von Rosen 1913 [nomen dubium], Eutermes nickeli Armbruster 1941 [nomen dubium], Eutermes sachtlebini Armbruster 1941 [nomen dubium], Mirotermes resinatus von Rosen 1913 [nomen dubium], Termes (Eutermes) croaticus Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Termes (Eutermes) obscurus Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Termes (Termes) amicus von Rosen 1913 [nomen dubium], Termes buchii Heer 1864 [nomen dubium], Termes drabatyi Armbruster 1941 [nomen dubium], Termes giganteus Hagen 1855 [nomen nudum], Termes hauffi Armbruster 1941 [nomen dubium], Termes korschefskyi Armbruster 1941 [nomen dubium], Termes scheeri Armbruster 1941 [nomen dubium], Termes schleipi Armbruster 1941 [nomen dubium], Termes stitzi Armbruster 1941 [nomen dubium], Termes weismanni Armbruster 1941 [nomen dubium]

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 Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (13 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	India (Gujarat)	Nanotermes isaacae (124463)
Lutetian	48.07 - 41.03	Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt)	Termes sp. (155693)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)	Termes siruguei (122489)
Burdigalian - Langhian	20.45 - 13.82	Dominican Republic	Termes primitivus (122982)
Hemingfordian	18.5 - 16.3	USA (California)	Gnathotermes sp. (106431)
MN 5	15.98 - 13.82	Germany (Baden-Württemberg)	Eutermes fraasi (109058) Eutermes nickeli, Termes scheeri (155661) Metatermites statzi, Eutermes nickeli, Eutermes sachtlebini, Termes drabatyi, Termes korschefskyi, Termes scheeri, Termes schleipi, Termes stitzi, Termes weismanni (127614) Termes hauffi (155659)
Sarmatian	12.8 - 11.63	Germany (Baden-Württemberg)	Termes buchii (117252)
Sarmatian	12.8 - 11.63	Croatia	Termes obscurus, Termes croaticus (117250)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Tanzania	Termes amicus, Mirotermes resinatus (150372) Termes sp. (123991)