Mastotermitidae
| Mastotermitidae | |
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| Mastotermes darwiniensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Mastotermitidae Desneux 1904 |
| Genera | |
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Mastotermitidae is a family of termites with one sole living species, Mastotermes darwiniensis which is found only in northern Australia. The remaining genera of this family are only known from the fossil record.
Genera
Numerous
extinct
for unknown reasons.
Genera included in the Mastotermitidae are:[2]
- †Anisotermes Zhao et al Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
- †Blattotermes Riek (Eocene-Oligocene of France, USA, and Australia)
- †Garmitermes Engel, Grimaldi, & Krishna Baltic amber, Eocene
- †Idanotermes Engel Baltic amber, Eocene
- †Khanitermes Engel, Grimaldi, & Krishna Shar-Tolgoy Formation, Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
- †Magnifitermes Jouault, Engel, & Nel Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
- Mastotermes Froggatt (Cretaceous-Recent of Europe, Central America and Australia)
- †Miotermes Rosen (Miocene of Croatia, Germany, and France)
- †Spargotermes Emerson (Miocene-Pliocene of Brazil)
- †Valditermes Jarzembowski Weald Clay, United Kingdom, Hauterivian