"Harvester termite" redirects here. For the genus found in Australia, see Australian harvester termite. For the southern African species, see Snouted harvester termite.
Hodotermitidae
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous to present
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H. mossambicus worker and soldier
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Blattodea
Infraorder:
Isoptera
Parvorder:
Euisoptera
Family:
Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904
Genera
Anacanthotermes Jacobson 1905
†Carinatermes Krishna & Grimaldi 2000
Hodotermes Hagen 1853
†Jitermes Ren 1995
†Meiatermes Lacasa-Ruiz & Martinez-Declos 1986
Microhodotermes Sjöstedt 1926
†Parotermes Scudder 1883
†Ulmeriella Meunier 1919
†Valditermes Jarzembowski 1981
†Yanjingtermes Ren 1995
†Yongdingia Ren 1995
The Hodotermitidae (from Greek ὁδός (hodós), travelling; Latin termes, woodworm) are a basal Old World family of termites known as the harvester termites.[1] They are distinguished by the serrated inner edge of their mandibles, and their functional compound eyes which are present in all castes.[2] They forage for grass at night and during daylight hours, and the pigmented workers[3] are often observed outside the nest.[2] Their range includes the deserts and savannas of Africa, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia.[1] Their English name refers to their habit of collecting grass, which is not unique to the family however.[2]
^ abAbe, Takuya; et al. (2000–2002). Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbioses, Ecology. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-0-7923-6361-3.
^ abcScholtz, Clarke H.; et al. (1985). Insects of Southern Africa. Durban: Butterworths. p. 57. ISBN 978-0409-10487-5.
^Picker, Mike; et al. (2004). Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-77007-061-5.
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