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Rhinotermitidae
Taxonomy
Rhinotermitidae was named by Froggatt (1897). It is extant. Its type is Termes (Rhinotermes).
It was assigned to Isoptera by Emerson (1971), Carpenter (1992) and Nel and Paicheler (1993); and to Neoisoptera by Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011) and Krishna et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Isoptera by Emerson (1971), Carpenter (1992) and Nel and Paicheler (1993); and to Neoisoptera by Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011) and Krishna et al. (2013).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1897 | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt |
| 1971 | Rhinotermitidae Emerson p. 248 |
| 1992 | Rhinotermitidae Carpenter p. 141 |
| 1993 | Rhinotermitidae Nel and Paicheler p. 154 |
| 2009 | Rhinotermitidae Engel et al. p. 12 |
| 2011 | Rhinotermitidae Engel |
| 2013 | Rhinotermitidae Krishna et al. p. 651 |
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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. Rhinotermitidae Froggatt 1897
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Subfm. Coptotermitinae
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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. Dolichorhinotermes Snyder and Emerson 1925
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†Dolichorhinotermes apopnus Engel and Krishna 2007
†Dolichorhinotermes dominicanus Schlemmermeyer and Cancello 2000
Subfm. Heterotermitinae Froggatt 1897
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G. Heterotermes Froggatt 1897
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†Heterotermes eocenicus Engel 2008
†Heterotermes primaevus Snyder 1960
Invalid names: Leucotermes Silvestri 1901 [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]
Subfm. Prorhinotermitinae Quennedey and Deligne 1975
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G. †Rhinotermites Armbruster 1941
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†Rhinotermites dzierzoni Armbruster 1941
†Rhinotermites kuehni Armbruster 1941
†Rhinotermites wasmanni Armbruster 1941
Invalid names: Psammotermitinae Holmgren 1911 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available