Termitinae

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Termitinae
Termes flavipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae
Subfamily: Termitinae
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Capritermitini Weidner, 1956
  • Microcerotermitinae Holmgren, 1910
  • Mirocapritermitinae Kemner, 1934
  • Mirotermitini Weidner, 1956[1]

Termitinae is a

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".

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

References

  1. ^ En BioLib
  2. PMID 22287896
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  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. PMC 10089917
    . Retrieved 4 April 2023.

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