Termitidae
Encyclopedia
Termitidae is a family
of termite
, containing the following subfamilies:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of termite
Termite
Termites are a group of eusocial insects that, until recently, were classified at the taxonomic rank of order Isoptera , but are now accepted as the epifamily Termitoidae, of the cockroach order Blattodea...
, containing the following subfamilies:
- Apicotermitinae Grassé & Noirot, 1955
- Foraminitermitinae Holmgren, 1912
- MacrotermitinaeMacrotermitinaeMacrotermitinae constitute a subfamily of the harvester termites and allies . The termites are traditionally classified as order Isoptera, but have been found to be a subgroup of the Blattaria and consequently should be treated as part to this group; what taxonomy entomologists eventually will...
Kemner, 1934 - Nasutitermitinae Hare, 1937
- Sphaerotermitinae Engel & Krishna, 2004
- Syntermitinae Engel & Krishna, 2004
- Termitinae Latreille, 1802