Table 1 Revised higher-level classification of the extant Isoptera Brullé, 1832

From: Genomic data provide insights into the classification of extant termites

 

Family

Subfamily

Type genus

 
 

Mastotermitidae Desneux22: 282, 284

–

Mastotermes Froggatt21: 517

 

Hodotermitidae Desneux22: 284, 286

–

Hodotermes Hagen123: 480

Hodotermopsidae Engel in Jiang et al.32: 379, 383

–

Hodotermopsis Holmgren24: 38

Archotermopsidae Engel, Grimaldi & Krishna31: 9, 11

–

Archotermopsis Desneux124: 13

Stolotermitidae Holmgren23: 285

Porotermitinae Emerson125: 10

Stolotermitinae Holmgren23: 285

Porotermes Hagen56: 101

Stolotermes Hagen56: 105

Kalotermitidae Froggatt21: 516

–

Kalotermes Hagen123: 479, 480

Nanorder Neoisoptera Engel et al. 31

Stylotermitidae Holmgren & Holmgren126: 141

–

Stylotermes Holmgren & Holmgren126: 141

Serritermitidae Holmgren23: 285

–

Serritermes Wasmann84: 150

Termitogetonidae Holmgren23: 286, stat. nov

–

Termitogeton Desneux58: 373, 374

Formerly Rhino-termitidae

Psammotermitidae Holmgren24: 64, stat. nov.

Prorhinotermitinae Quennedey & Deligne60: 265

Psammotermitinae Holmgren24: 64

Prorhinotermes Silvestri61: 286

Psammotermes Desneux59: 436

Rhinotermitidae Froggatt21: 518, sensu novo

–

Rhinotermes Hagen56: 233

Heterotermitidae Froggatt21: 550, stat. nov.

–

Heterotermes Froggatt21: 518, 550

Termitidae Latreille80

Sphaerotermitinae Engel & Krishna127: 6

Sphaerotermes Holmgren25: 33

 

Macrotermitinae Kemner69: 69

Macrotermes Holmgren128: 193

Foraminitermitinae Holmgren25: 125

Foraminitermes Holmgren25: 125

Apicotermitinae Grassé & Noirot129: 345, 360

Apicotermes Holmgren25: 104–105

Nasutitermitinae Hare84: 462

Nasutitermes Dudley130: 158

Syntermitinae Engel & Krishna127: 6

Syntermes Holmgren128: 193

Microcerotermitinae Holmgren76: 145, stat. rev.

Microcerotermes Silvestri64: 3

Formerly Termitinae

Amitermitinae Kemner69: 110, stat. rev.

Amitermes Silvestri64: 4

Crepititermitinae subfam. nov.

Crepititermes Emerson72: 433

Cylindrotermitinae subfam. nov.

Cylindrotermes Holmgren74: 542

Forficulitermitinae subfam. nov.

Forficulitermes Emerson75: 44–47

Mirocapritermitinae Kemner69: 166, stat. rev.

Mirocapritermes Holmgren77: 277

Neocapritermitinae subfam. nov.

Neocapritermes Holmgren25: 115–116

Protohamitermitinae subfam. nov.

Protohamitermes Holmgren25: 76–78

Promirotermitinae subfam. nov.

Promirotermes Silvestri79: 131–132

Termitinae Latreille80: 293, sensu novo

Termes Linnaeus81: 609

Cubitermitinae Weidner82: 99

Cubitermes Wasmann131: 573

 

Engelitermitinae

Romero Arias, Roisin & Scheffrahn in Romero Arias et al.20: 74

Engelitermes

Romero Arias, Roisin & Scheffrahn in Romero Arias et al. 20: 78

  1. Polyphyletic lineages (i.e., Rhinotermitidae and Termitinae), which remained from the comprehensive revision of Isoptera by Krishna et al.7, are resolved herein.
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