Termitinae

Termitinae is a subfamily of termites;^[2] Amitermes and certain other genera (indicated here with a *) have previously been placed in the Amitermitinae, with some workers arguing that the latter have morphologically distinct characteristics and "some important attributes that affect soil".

Termitinae
Termes flavipes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Infraorder:	Isoptera
Family:	Termitidae
Subfamily:	Termitinae
Genera
See text
Synonyms
Capritermitini Weidner, 1956 Microcerotermitinae Holmgren, 1910 Mirocapritermitinae Kemner, 1934 Mirotermitini Weidner, 1956[1]

The genus Drepanotermes is also known as the Australian harvester termite.^[3][4] It has been implicated in theories of the creation of the phenomenon known as "fairy circles" (circular patches of land barren of plants) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.^[5][6]

Genera

Ahamitermes * Amitermes * Amphidotermes Angulitermes Apsenterotermes Capritermes Cavitermes Cephalotermes * Cornicapritermes Coxocapritermes Crepititermes Cristatitermes Cylindrotermes * Dentispicotermes Dicuspiditermes Dihoplotermes Divinotermes Drepanotermes * Ekphysotermes Ephelotermes Eremotermes * Genuotermes

Globitermes * Gnathamitermes * Hapsidotermes Hesperotermes Homallotermes Hoplotermes * Incolitermes * Indocapritermes Inquilinitermes Invasitermes * Kemneritermes Krishnacapritermes Labiocapritermes Lophotermes Macrognathotermes Malaysiocapritermes Microcerotermes * Mirocapritermes Neocapritermes Onkotermes Oriencapritermes Orientotermes *

Orthognathotermes Paracapritermes Pericapritermes Planicapritermes Procapritermes Prohamitermes * Promirotermes Protocapritermes Protohamitermes * Pseudhamitermes * Pseudocapritermes Pseudomicrotermes * Quasitermes Saxatilitermes Sinocapritermes Spinitermes Syncapritermes Synhamitermes * Termes Trapellitermes Tuberculitermes Xylochomitermes

References

1. En BioLib
2. Engel, M.S. (2011). "Family-group names for termites (Isoptera), redux". ZooKeys (148): 171–184. Bibcode:2011ZooK..148..171E. doi:10.3897/zookeys.148.1682. PMC 3264418. PMID 22287896.
3. Watson, J. A. L. (1981). "Australian harvester termites of the genus Drepanotermes (Isoptera, Termitinae)". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
4. Soto Maurer, Santiago (6 December 2019). "The evolution of mound building in the Australian harvester termites, Drepanotermes". ResearchGate. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
5. Angeloni, Alice (4 April 2023). "Indigenous knowledge leads scientists to reveal 'fairy circles', termites linked". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
6. Walsh, Fiona; Bidu, Gladys Karimarra; Bidu, Ngamaru Karimarra; Evans, Theodore A.; et al. (3 April 2023). "First Peoples' knowledge leads scientists to reveal 'fairy circles' and termite linyji are linked in Australia". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 7 (4). Nature Publishing Group: 610–622. Bibcode:2023NatEE...7..610W. doi:10.1038/s41559-023-01994-1. ISSN 2397-334X. PMC 10089917. PMID 37012380.

External links

• en TolWeb
• Termite Catalogue