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- Title
Family-group names for termites (Isoptera), redux.
- Authors
Engel, Michael S.
- Abstract
Forty-eight family-group names are identified for insects among the Isoptera (termites), representing a nearly 19% increase since the last compilation less than 10 years ago. Accordingly, these names are newly catalogued, including various updates from the original summary. The name Reticulitermitidae is recognized as a nomen nudum while Caatingatermitinae is newly considered a nomen invalidum, and neither is available in zoological nomenclature. A catalogue of the suprafamilial names for Isoptera is appended. The name Xylophagodea is formally proposed for the Isoptera + Cryptocercidae clade.
- Subjects
TERMITES; RHINOTERMITIDAE; CRYPTOCERCIDAE; TERMITIDAE; RETICULITERMES; BIODIVERSITY
- Publication
ZooKeys, 2011, Vol 148, p171
- ISSN
1313-2989
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/zookeys.148.1682