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Stolotermitidae
Stolotermitidae is a family of termites in the order Blattodea, with two extant genera formerly placed in the family Termopsidae Termopsidae is an extinct family of termites in the order Blattodea. The five extant genera formerly included in Termopsidae ('' Archotermopsis'', '' Hodotermopsis'', '' Porotermes'', '' Stolotermes'', and ''Zootermopsis'') have recently been tre .... There are about 14 described species in Stolotermitidae. Genera GBIF and the ''Termite Catalogue'' list the following: * '' Porotermes'' Hagen, 1858 * '' Stolotermes'' Hagen, 1858 * † '' Chilgatermes'' Engel, Pan & Jacobs, 2013 References Further reading * External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Stolotermitidae Termites Blattodea families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Termites
Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes (eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blattodea (along with cockroaches). Termites were once classified in a separate order from cockroaches, but recent phylogenetic studies indicate that they evolved from cockroaches, as they are deeply nested within the group, and the sister group to wood eating cockroaches of the genus ''Cryptocercus''. Previous estimates suggested the divergence took place during the Jurassic or Triassic. More recent estimates suggest that they have an origin during the Late Jurassic, with the first fossil records in the Early Cretaceous. About 3,106 species are currently described, with a few hundred more left to be described. Although these insects are often called "white ants", they are not ants, and are not closely related to ants. Like ants and some bees an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blattodea
Blattodea is an order of insects that contains cockroaches and termites. Formerly, termites were considered a separate order, Isoptera, but genetic and molecular evidence suggests they evolved from within the cockroach lineage, cladistically making them cockroaches as well. The Blattodea and the mantis (order Mantodea) are now all considered part of the superorder Dictyoptera. Blattodea includes approximately 4,400 species of cockroach in almost 500 genera, and about 3,000 species of termite in around 300 genera. Termites are pale-coloured, soft-bodied eusocial insects that live in colonies, whereas cockroaches are darker-coloured (often brown), sclerotized, segmented insects. Within the colony, termites have a caste system, with a pair of mature reproductives, the king and the queen, and numerous sterile workers and soldiers. Cockroaches are not colonial but do have a tendency to aggregate and may be considered pre-social, as all adults are capable of breeding. Other simil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Termopsidae
Termopsidae is an extinct family of termites in the order Blattodea. The five extant genera formerly included in Termopsidae ('' Archotermopsis'', '' Hodotermopsis'', '' Porotermes'', '' Stolotermes'', and ''Zootermopsis'') have recently been treated as part of the newer family Archotermopsidae, leaving only extinct taxa in Termopsidae. Several prehistoric genera are placed herein, known only from fossils. Since only a small part of the erstwhile diversity of dampwood termites survives, it is rather difficult to assign these to subfamilies. Several seem to represent very ancient members of the family; they may be quite basal Termopsidae, so it is indeed unwarranted to place them into a subfamily at all. * Genus '' Asiatermes'' (Early Cretaceous of China) * Genus '' Huaxiatermes'' (Early Cretaceous of China) * Genus '' Mesotermopsis'' (Early Cretaceous of China) * Genus '' Cretatermes'' (Late Cretaceous of Labrador, Canada) * Genus '' Lutetiatermes'' (Late Cretaceous of France) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
