Family-Group Names for Termites (Isoptera)

Abstract

Thirty-nine available family-group names are identified within the insect order Isoptera (termites). For all names the correct author, date, type genus, and combining stem are provided for the first time. This nomenclatural compilation is done to stabilize the usage of familygroup names in the Isoptera in advance of a world catalog. Several problems of priority are identified and discussed. The little understood subfamily Foraminitermitinae is diagnosed; while generally believed by many authors to be a new, unnamed subfamily, it was in fact established by Holmgren nearly a century ago. The subfamilies Syntermitinae and Sphaerotermitinae are newly proposed for the mandibulate genera of nasute termites and for Sphaerotermes, respectively. The classification of Isoptera is briefly outlined.

New Evanioid Wasps from the Cenomanian of Myanmar (Hymenoptera: Othniodellithidae, Aulacidae), with a Summary of Family-Group Names Among Evanioidea

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Termites (Isoptera): Their Phylogeny, Classification, and Rise to Ecological Dominance

“…The revised, higher-level classification of Isoptera is outlined in table 3 (modified from Engel and Krishna, 2004a, 2004b, 2007c). The classification is that which is employed for (and will be further elaborated in) the forthcoming world catalog of Isoptera (Krishna et al, in press).…”

A giant termite of the genus <i>Gyatermes</i> from the late Miocene of Nagano Prefecture, Japan (Isoptera)

“…For the systematic descriptions and consideration we follow the forewing terminology of ), Grimaldi et al (2008), and Krishna et al (2013), and the format employed elsewhere for primitive fossil termite species (e.g., Wappler & Engel, 2006;Engel & Gross, 2009;Engel et al, 2013, in press). We have followed the classification of Krishna et al (2013), and retained use of the name Isoptera as advocated by Lo et al (2007) and others (e.g., Engel & Krishna, 2004;Engel, 2011). Photography was done using an Olympus Stylus TG-2 'Tough' digital camera, with images arranged in Adobe Photoshop®.…”