Termopsidae
Template:Short description Template:Automatic taxobox Termopsidae is an extinct family of termites in the order Blattodea. The five extant genera formerly included in Termopsidae (Archotermopsis, Hodotermopsis, Porotermes, Stolotermes, and Zootermopsis) now belong in their own distinct families, leaving only extinct taxa in Termopsidae.[1][2][3]
Several prehistoric genera are placed herein, known only from fossils. Since only a small part of the diversity of dampwood termites survives, it is rather difficult to assign these to subfamilies. Several seem to represent very ancient members of the family; they may be quite basal Termopsidae, so it is indeed unwarranted to place them into a subfamily at all.
Genera
- Asiatermes Ren, 1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Asiatermes reticulatus Ren, 1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Cretaceous, Aptian; Lushangfen Formation, China)
- Cretatermes Emerson, 1967Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Cretatermes carpenteri Emerson, 1967Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Cretaceous, Cenomanian; Redmond Formation, Canada)
- Huaxiatermes Ren, 1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Huaxiatermes huangi Ren, 1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Cretaceous, Aptian; Lushangfen Formation, China)
- Lutetiatermes Schlüter, 1989Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Lutetiatermes priscus Schlüter, 1989Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Cretaceous, Cenomanian; Bezonnais amber, France)
- Mesotermopsis Engel & Ren, 2003Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Mesotermopsis incompleta (Ren, 1995)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Cretaceous, Aptian; Lushangfen Formation, China)
- Mesotermopsis lata (Ren, 1995)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Cretaceous, Aptian; Lushangfen Formation, China)
- Paleotermopsis
- Paleotermopsis oligocenicus Nel & Paicheler, 1993Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Oligocene, Chattian; Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation, France)
- Parotermes Scudder, 1883Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Parotermes insignis Scudder, 1883Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Eocene, Priabonian; Florissant Formation, USA)
- Termopsis Heer, 1849Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Termopsis bremii Heer, 1849Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Eocene, Priabonian; Baltic Amber, Europe)
- Termopsis gracilipennis Theobald, 1937Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Oligocene, Rupelian; Salt Formation, Germany)
- Termopsis mallaszi Pongrácz, 1928Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Miocene, Sarmatian; Tompa, Romania)
- Termopsis transsylvanica Pongrácz, 1928Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Miocene, Sarmatian; Tompa, Romania)
- Termopsis ukapirmasi Engel et al., 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Eocene, Priabonian; Baltic Amber, Europe)
- Valditermes Jarzembowski, 1981Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – provisionally placed here
- Valditermes brenanae Jarzembowski, 1981Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Cretaceous, Hauterivian; Weald Clay, England)
Nomenclature
The group was originally described as a subfamily, Termopsinae, by Nils Holmgren in 1911, and was raised to the taxonomic rank of family by Pierre-Paul Grassé in 1949.[4]
References
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