Mastotermitidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Termitoidae

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Supercohort: Polyneoptera Cohort: Dictyoptera Ordo: Blattodea Superfamilia: Blattoidea Epifamilia: Termitoidae

Familia: Mastotermitidae
Genera: Mastotermes – †Blattotermes – †Khanitermes – †Miotermes – †Spargotermes – †Valditermes

[sources: Wappler & Engel (2006: 381, table 1), Engel, Grimaldi & Krishna (2007)]

Name

• Mastotermitidae

Synonyms

• Pliotermitidae Pongrácz, 1917
• Miotermitidae Pongrácz, 1926

References

• Engel, M.S.; Grimaldi, D.A.; Krishna, K. 2007: Primitive termites from the Early Cretaceous of Asia (Isoptera). Stuttgarter Beitraege zur Naturkunde serie B (geologie und palaeontologie), (371): 1–32. PDF
• Engel, M.S.; Krishna, K. 2007: Two overlooked family-group names for fossil termites (Isoptera: Mastotermitidae). Entomological news, 118(1): 105–106. DOI: 10.3157/0013-872X(2007)118[105:TOFNFF]2.0.CO;2
• Wappler, T.; Engel, M.S. 2006: A new record of Mastotermes from the Eocene of Germany (Isoptera: Mastotermitidae). Journal of paleontology, 80(2): 380–385. DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2006)080[0380:ANROMF]2.0.CO;2 JSTOR

Links

• Tree of Life Web Project. 2003. Mastotermitidae. Giant Northern termite of Australia and extinct relatives. Version 01 January 2003 (temporary) in The Tree of Life Web Project

Vernacular names

latviešu: Primitīvo termītu dzimta
中文: 澳白蚁科