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Kalotermitidae
Taxonomy
Calotermitinae was named by Froggatt (1897). It is extant. Its type is Kalotermes.
It was reranked as the family Calotermitidae by Hong (1982); it was reranked as the family Kalotermitidae by Zhang (1989), Carpenter (1992), Nel and Paicheler (1993), Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011), Engel et al. (2013), Krishna et al. (2013), Engel and Kaulfuss (2016), Engel (2021) and Wang et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Termitidae by Froggatt (1897); to Isoptera by Hong (1982), Zhang (1989), Carpenter (1992) and Nel and Paicheler (1993); to Euisoptera by Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011) and Krishna et al. (2013); and to Icoisoptera by Engel et al. (2013), Engel and Kaulfuss (2016), Engel (2021) and Wang et al. (2022).
It was reranked as the family Calotermitidae by Hong (1982); it was reranked as the family Kalotermitidae by Zhang (1989), Carpenter (1992), Nel and Paicheler (1993), Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011), Engel et al. (2013), Krishna et al. (2013), Engel and Kaulfuss (2016), Engel (2021) and Wang et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Termitidae by Froggatt (1897); to Isoptera by Hong (1982), Zhang (1989), Carpenter (1992) and Nel and Paicheler (1993); to Euisoptera by Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011) and Krishna et al. (2013); and to Icoisoptera by Engel et al. (2013), Engel and Kaulfuss (2016), Engel (2021) and Wang et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Calcaritermes, Calotermes (Calotermes) erythrops, Calotermes (Calotermes) resinatus, Cratokalotermes, Cryptotermes, Electrotermes, Electrotermitinae, Eotermes, Glyptotermes, Glyptotermites, Huguenotermes, Incisitermes, Kachinitermes, Kachinitermopsis, Kalotermes (type genus), Neotermes, Oligokalotermes, Otagotermes, Proelectrotermes (syn. Neotermites), Prokalotermes, Pterotermopsis, Taieritermes, Valkyritermes
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1897 | Calotermitinae Froggatt p. 516 |
| 1909 | Protermitidae Holmgren p. 100 |
| 1913 | Calotermes (Calotermes) erythrops von Rosen p. 333 |
| 1913 | Calotermes (Calotermes) resinatus von Rosen p. 333 |
| 1929 | Protermitidae Martynov p. 175 |
| 1942 | Electrotermitinae Emerson |
| 1949 | Electrotermitinae Snyder p. 356 |
| 1982 | Calotermitidae Hong p. 70 |
| 1989 | Kalotermitidae Zhang p. 52 |
| 1992 | Kalotermitidae Carpenter p. 139 |
| 1993 | Kalotermitidae Nel and Paicheler p. 117 |
| 2009 | Kalotermitidae Engel et al. |
| 2011 | Kalotermitidae Engel |
| 2013 | Kalotermitidae Engel et al. p. 331 |
| 2013 | Kalotermitidae Krishna et al. p. 323 |
| 2016 | Kalotermitidae Engel and Kaulfuss p. 97 |
| 2021 | Kalotermitidae Engel |
| 2022 | Kalotermitidae Wang 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. Kalotermitidae Froggatt 1897
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G. Cryptotermes Banks 1906 [drywood termite]
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†Cryptotermes glaesarius Engel and Krishna 2007
†Cryptotermes pouilloni Jouault and Nel 2022
†Cryptotermes ryshkoffi Pierce 1958
†Cryptotermes yamini Krishna and Bacchus 1987
Invalid names: Cryptotermes batheri von Rosen 1913 [nomen nudum]
G. †Electrotermes von Rosen 1913
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†Electrotermes affinis Hagen 1856
†Electrotermes flecki Nel and Bourguet 2006
†Electrotermes girardi Giebel 1856
G. Glyptotermes Froggatt 1897
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†Glyptotermes abyssinicus Bouju et al. 2021
†Glyptotermes grimaldii Engel and Krishna 2007
†Glyptotermes paleoliberatus Engel and Krishna 2007
†Glyptotermes pusillus Heer 1849
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Invalid names: Termes (Eutermes) diaphanus Giebel 1856 [synonym], Termes (Eutermes) punctatus Giebel 1856 [synonym]
†Glyptotermes shandongianus Zhang 1989
G. Incisitermes Krishna 1961
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†Incisitermes krishnai Emerson 1969
†Incisitermes peritus Engel and Krishna 2007
G. Kalotermes Hagen 1853
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Subg. Calotermes (Calotermes) Hagen 1853
†Kalotermes disruptus Cockerell 1917
†Kalotermes fossus Zhang et al. 1994
†Kalotermes nigellus Zhang et al. 1994
Kalotermes nigritus Snyder 1946
†Kalotermes nisus Zhang et al. 1994
†Kalotermes oeningensis von Rosen 1913
†Kalotermes piacentinii Piton and Théobald 1937
†Kalotermes rhenanus Hagen 1863
Invalid names: Calotermes bosniaskii Handlirsch 1907 [nomen nudum]
G. †Proelectrotermes von Rosen 1913
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†Proelectrotermes berendtii Pictet and Hagen 1856
†Proelectrotermes fodinae Scudder 1883
†Proelectrotermes holmgreni Engel et al. 2007
†Proelectrotermes roseni Armbruster 1941
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Invalid names: Calotermes (Neotermites) frischi Armbruster 1941 [synonym]
†Proelectrotermes swinhoei Cockerell 1916
Invalid names: Neotermites Armbruster 1941 [synonym]
G. †Prokalotermes Emerson 1933
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†Prokalotermes alderensis Lewis 1977
†Prokalotermes hagenii Scudder 1883
Invalid names: Calotermes (Calotermes) erythrops von Rosen 1913 [nomen nudum], Calotermes (Calotermes) resinatus von Rosen 1913 [nomen nudum], Electrotermitinae Emerson 1942 [invalid subgroup], Protermitidae Holmgren 1909 [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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Holocene or 122.46000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma
Collections (56 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Cratokalotermes santanensis (122557 140371) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar (Kachin) | Kalotermes burmensis (104053) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Proelectrotermes holmgreni (111688) Termopsis swinhoei, Hodotermes tristis (123020) Valkyritermes inopinatus (179227) | |
| Selandian | France (Auvergne) | Neotermes grassei (113685) Termopsis piacentinii (120351) | |
| Ypresian | France (Oise) | Electrotermes flecki (123850) Kalotermitidae indet. (68174) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Sisyra disrupta (123959) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Calotermes affinis (140221) Electrotermes affinis (124194 124205) Electrotermes girardi (123771) Proelectrotermes berendti (123927 124073) Termes girardi (147349) | |
| Priabonian | Denmark | Electrotermes affinis, Proelectrotermes berendti (123762) | |
| Priabonian | France (Gard) | Kalotermitidae indet. J (144529) | |
| Priabonian | Poland | Electrotermes affinis (120811) Termes affinis, Termes berendtii (109625) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Parotermes fodinae (106381) Parotermes hagenii, Parotermes fodinae (106384) | |
| Rupelian | France (Alpes-de-Haute) | Kalotermitidae indet. I (114016) | |
| Whitneyan | USA (Montana) | Prokalotermes alderensis (120623) | |
| MP 30 | Germany | Calotermes rhenanus (123945) | |
| Chattian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Eotermes grandaeva, Calotermes rhenanus (122010) | |
| Chattian | France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) | Oligokalotermes fischeri (127415) | |
| Aquitanian | Germany | Kalotermes sp. (123872) | |
| Aquitanian | New Zealand | Taieritermes krishnai, Otagotermes novazealandicus, Pterotermopsis fouldenica, Kalotermitidae indet. (50035) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Ethiopia | Glyptotermes abyssinicus (224753) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico | Calcaritermes sp. (21977) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Calcaritermes vetus (138881 140212) Incisitermes krishnai, Kalotermes nigritus (124623) | |
| Burdigalian | China (Shandong) | Kalotermes nigellus, Kalotermes fossus (138945) Kalotermes nisus (138946) Kalotermes shandongianus (128552) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Cryptotermes glaesarius, Cryptotermes yamini, Glyptotermes grimaldii, Glyptotermes paleoliberatus, Incisitermes peritus (122982) Cryptotermes pouilloni (228917) | |
| Hemingfordian | USA (California) | Cryptotermes ryshkoffi (144521) Cryptotermes sp. (106431) | |
| Langhian | USA (Idaho) | Eotermes sp. (97616) | |
| MN 5 | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Calotermes roseni, Calotermes frischi, Calotermes assmuthi (127614) | |
| Turolian | France (Ardèche) | Calotermes sp. (172761) Kalotermitidae indet. (156164) Kalotermitidae indet. F, Kalotermitidae indet. G (113893) | |
| Messinian | France (Cantal) | Kalotermitidae indet. C, Kalotermitidae indet. D, Kalotermitidae indet. E (122195) | |
| Messinian | Italy | Kalotermitidae indet. H (157195) | |
| Messinian | Italy (Tuscany) | Calotermes bosniaskii (113751) | |
| Messinian | France (Ardeche) | Kalotermitidae indet. A, Kalotermitidae indet. B (122194) | |
| Holocene | Benin | Calotermes resinatus (150373) | |
| Holocene | Tanzania | Calotermes batheri, Calotermes erythrops (150372) Termes diaphanus, Termes punctatus (150374) Termes pusillus (123418) |