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Heterotermitidae
Taxonomy
Heterotermitinae was named by Froggatt (1897). It is extant. Its type is Heterotermes.
It was reranked as the family Heterotermitidae by Hellemans et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Termitidae by Froggatt (1897); to Rhinotermitidae by Snyder (1949), Emerson (1971), Nel and Paicheler (1993), Fontes and Vulcano (1998), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013), Jouault and Nel (2021), Perkovsky and Nel (2021); and to Geoisoptera by Hellemans et al. (2024).
It was reranked as the family Heterotermitidae by Hellemans et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Termitidae by Froggatt (1897); to Rhinotermitidae by Snyder (1949), Emerson (1971), Nel and Paicheler (1993), Fontes and Vulcano (1998), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013), Jouault and Nel (2021), Perkovsky and Nel (2021); and to Geoisoptera by Hellemans et al. (2024).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1897 | Heterotermitinae Froggatt p. 550 |
| 1949 | Heterotermitinae Snyder p. 364 |
| 1949 | Coptotermitinae Snyder p. 366 |
| 1971 | Heterotermitinae Emerson p. 272 |
| 1993 | Heterotermitinae Nel and Paicheler p. 155 |
| 1993 | Coptotermitinae Nel and Paicheler p. 160 |
| 1998 | Heterotermitinae Fontes and Vulcano p. 282 |
| 2009 | Coptotermitinae Krishna and Grimaldi |
| 2011 | Coptotermitinae Engel |
| 2011 | Heterotermitinae Engel |
| 2013 | Coptotermitinae Krishna et al. p. 655 |
| 2013 | Heterotermitinae Krishna et al. p. 741 |
| 2021 | Heterotermitinae Jouault and Nel p. 597 |
| 2021 | Heterotermitinae Perkovsky and Nel p. 2 |
| 2024 | Heterotermitidae 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. Heterotermitidae Froggatt 1897
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G. Coptotermes Wasmann 1896
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†Coptotermes hirsutus Krishna and Grimaldi 2009
†Coptotermes paleodominicanus Krishna and Grimaldi 2009
†Coptotermes priscus Emerson 1971
†Coptotermes sucineus Emerson 1971
G. Heterotermes Froggatt 1897
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†Heterotermes eocenicus Engel 2008
†Heterotermes primaevus Snyder 1960
Invalid names: Leucotermes Silvestri 1901 [synonym], Lukotermes Perkovsky and Nel 2021 [synonym]
G. Reticulitermes Holmgren 1913
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†Reticulitermes antiquus Germar 1813
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Invalid names: Maresa plebeja Giebel 1856 [synonym], Termes (Eutermes) moestus Giebel 1856 [synonym], Termes fossile Ouchakoff 1838 [synonym], Termes giebeli Handlirsch 1907 [synonym], Termes gracilis Pictet and Hagen 1856 [synonym]
†Reticulitermes creedei Snyder 1938
†Reticulitermes dofleini Armbruster 1941
†Reticulitermes grimaldii Jouault and Nel 2021
†Reticulitermes hartungi Heer 1864
†Reticulitermes holmgreni Statz 1939
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Invalid names: Termes adustus Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes aethiops Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes atomus Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes blandus Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes concinnus Statz 1939 [synonym], Termes contractulus Statz 1939 [synonym]
†Reticulitermes laurae Pierce 1958
†Reticulitermes minimus Snyder 1928
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Invalid names: Leucotermes borussicus von Rosen 1913 [synonym]
†Reticulitermes pliozaenicus Weidner 1971
Reticulitermes tibialis Banks 1920
Invalid names: Hemerobites Germar 1813 [nomen oblitum], Maresa Giebel 1856 [replaced], Reticulitermes tibialis dubitans Pierce 1958 [synonym]
Invalid names: Coptotermitinae [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Piacenzian or 37.00000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (32 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | Poland | Termes antiquus (109625) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Hemerobites antiquus, Termes obscurus (147349) Heterotermes eocenicus (124370) Leucotermes antiquus (140221) Reticulitermes antiquus (123493) Reticulitermes antiquus, Reticulitermes minimus (123771) Reticulitermes grimaldii (220536) Reticulitermes minimus (147652) Termes fossile (147350) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Reticulitermes sp. (21976) | |
| Priabonian | Ukraine | Lukotermes milescaput (196704) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Eutermes fossarum, Eutermes meadii (106384) | |
| Chattian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Termes holmgreni, Termes aethiops, Termes blandus, Termes concinnus, Termes contractulus, Termes adustus, Termes atomus (122010) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | USA (Colorado) | Reticulitermes creedei (121977) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico | Heterotermes sp., Coptotermes sp. (21977) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Coptotermes sucineus (124469 138881 138882) Coptotermes sucineus, Heterotermes primaevus (124623) Heterotermes primaevus (140313) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Coptotermes priscus, Coptotermes hirsutus, Coptotermes paleodominicanus (122982) | |
| Hemingfordian | USA (California) | Reticulitermes laurae (144525) Reticulitermes laurae, Reticulitermes tibialis (144524) Reticulitermes sp. (144522) | |
| MN 5 | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Leucotermes dofleini (127614) | |
| Sarmatian | Slovenia | Megatermes robustus (103103 241996 241997) | |
| Sarmatian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Termes hartungi (117252) | |
| Turolian | France (Ardèche) | Reticulitermes hartungi (156164) Reticulitermes sp. (113893) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Reticulitermes pliozaenicus (109196) |