Hodotermitidae
Harvester termites
- Anacanthotermes
- Hodotermes
- Microhodotermes
- Carinatermes nascimbeni
(Mid-Cretaceous amber, New Jersey) - Jitermes (Early Cretaceous of China)
- Luteitermes prisca (Mid-Cretaceous amber, France)
- Meiatermes
- Yanjingatermes (Early Cretaceous of China)
- Yongdingia (Early Cretaceous of China)
References
Abe, T. D. E. Bignell, M. Higashi, eds. 2000. Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbiosis, Ecology. Kluwer Academic Publishing, Dordrecht.
Carpenter, F. M. 1992. Superclass Hexapoda. Volumes 3 and 4 of Part R, Arthropoda 4 of Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America.
Eggleton, P. 2000. Global patterns of termite diversity. Pages 25-51 in: Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbioses, Ecology. T. Abe, D. E. Bignell, and M. Higashi, eds. Kluwer Academic Publishing, Dordrecht.
Grimaldi, D. and M. S. Engel. 2005. Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press.
Kambhampati, S. and P. Eggleton. 2000. Phylogenetics and Taxonomy. Pages 1-23 in: Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbioses, Ecology. T. Abe, D. E. Bignell, and M. Higashi, eds. Kluwer Academic Publishing, Dordrecht.
Krishna, K. and D. Grimaldi. 2000. A new subfamily, genus and species of termite (Isoptera) from New Jersey Cretaceous amber. In D. Grimaldi (ed.) Studies on fossils in amber, with particular reference to the Cretaceous of New Jersey. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.
Nel, A. 1986. Sur trois espèces nouvelles de termites fossiles du stampien d'Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône) (Dictyoptera, Hodotermitidae, Mastotermitidae). L'Entomologiste 42:271-278.
Nel, A. and J.-C. Paicheler. 1993. Les Isoptera fossiles. État actuel des connaissances, implications paléoécologiques et paléoclimatologiques. [Insecta, Dictyoptera]. Cahiers de Paléontologie, CNRS Editions, Paris.
Thorne, B. L., D. A. Grimaldi, and K. Krishna. 2000. Early fossil history of the termites. Pages 77-93 in: Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbioses, Ecology. T. Abe, D. E. Bignell, and M. Higashi, eds. Kluwer Academic Publishing, Dordrecht.
Information on the Internet
- The Hodotermitid Termites of South Africa. A Catalogue of South African Insects.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Anacanthotermes ochraceus |
|---|---|
| Location | Tunisia |
| Reference | J. Desneux. 1904. Isoptera. Fam. Termitidae. Genera Insectorum de P. Wytsman 25:1-53 |
| Sex | Male |
| Scientific Name | Anacanthotermes ochraceus |
|---|---|
| Location | Sahara |
| Reference | J. Desneux. 1904. Isoptera. Fam. Termitidae. Genera Insectorum de P. Wytsman 25:1-53 |
| Sex | Worker |
| Scientific Name | Anacanthotermes ochraceus |
|---|---|
| Location | Sahara |
| Reference | J. Desneux. 1904. Isoptera. Fam. Termitidae. Genera Insectorum de P. Wytsman 25:1-53 |
| Sex | Soldier |
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