Termes Linnaeus 1758 (termite)

Insecta - Blattodea - Termitidae

Synonym: Mirotermes Wasmann 1897

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Termitinae according to K. Krishna et al. 2013

See also Carpenter 1992, Fabricius 1775, Heer 1849, Krishna and Grimaldi 2009, Latreille 1794, Latreille 1796, Latreille 1802, Linnaeus 1758, Linnaeus 1761, Linnaeus 1767, Müller 1764, Müller 1776, Nel and Paicheler 1993, Schaeffer 1766 and Scopoli 1763

Sister taxa: Amitermes, Eutermes fraasi, Eutermes nickeli, Eutermes sachtlebini, Gnathamitermes, Gnathotermes, Metatermites, Microcerotermes, Mirotermes resinatus, Nanotermes, Termes (Eutermes) croaticus, Termes (Eutermes) obscurus, Termes (Termes) amicus, Termes buchii, Termes drabatyi, Termes giganteus, Termes hauffi, Termes korschefskyi, Termes scheeri, Termes schleipi, Termes stitzi, Termes weismanni

Subtaxa: Termes (Rhinotermes) Termes (Termes) Termes hassencampi Termes primitivus Termes siruguei

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Tanzania (1 collection)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1)

• Oligocene of France (1)

• Eocene of Germany (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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