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Termopsidae (damp wood termite)
Taxonomy
Termopsinae was named by Holmgren (1911). It is extant.
It was reranked as the family Termopsidae by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013) and Engel (2021).
It was assigned to Calotermitinae by Emerson (1933); to Hodotermitidae by Snyder (1949); to Isoptera by Nel and Paicheler (1993); to Termitidae by Inward et al. (2007); and to Euisoptera by Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013) and Engel (2021).
It was reranked as the family Termopsidae by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013) and Engel (2021).
It was assigned to Calotermitinae by Emerson (1933); to Hodotermitidae by Snyder (1949); to Isoptera by Nel and Paicheler (1993); to Termitidae by Inward et al. (2007); and to Euisoptera by Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013) and Engel (2021).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1911 | Termopsinae Holmgren |
| 1933 | Termopsinae Emerson p. 167 |
| 1949 | Termopsinae Snyder p. 360 |
| 1993 | Termopsidae Nel and Paicheler p. 132 |
| 2007 | Termopsinae Inward et al. |
| 2009 | Termopsidae Engel et al. |
| 2011 | Termopsidae Engel |
| 2013 | Termopsidae Krishna et al. p. 247 |
| 2021 | Termopsidae Engel p. 379 |
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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. Termopsidae Holmgren 1911 [damp wood termite]
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G. †Termopsis Heer 1849
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†Termopsis bremii Heer 1849
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Invalid names: Termes (Termopsis) deciduus Pictet and Hagen 1856 [synonym], Termes (Termopsis) gracilicornis Pictet and Hagen 1856 [synonym], Termes granulicollis Pictet 1854 [synonym], Termes pictetii Pictet 1854 [synonym]
†Termopsis gracilipennis Theobald 1937
†Termopsis mallaszi Pongrácz 1928
†Termopsis transsylvanica Pongrácz 1928
†Termopsis ukapirmasi Engel et al. 2007
Invalid names: Xestotermopsis von Rosen 1913 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Sarmatian or 38.00000 to 11.60800 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | Poland | Termes bremii (120811) Termes bremii, Termes deciduus, Termes gracilicornis (109625) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation | Termes bremii (117249) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Termopsis bremii (123771) Termopsis bremii, Termopsis ukapirmasi (123493) | |
| Rupelian | Germany | Termopsis gracilipennis (122407) | |
| Sarmatian | Romania | Termopsis mallaszi, Termopsis transsylvanica (156755) |