Termitidae is the largest family of termites consisting of 2,105 described species of which are commonly known as the higher termites.[1] They are evolutionarily the most specialised termite group, with their highly compartmentalized hindgut lacking the flagellated protozoans common to "lower termites", which are instead replaced by bacteria and archaea. Whereas lower termites are restricted mostly to woody tissue, higher termites have diverse diets consisting of wood, grass, leaf litter, fungi, lichen, faeces, humus and soil.[2][3] Around 60% of species rely on soil-feeding alone.[4]
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Termitidae is the largest family of termites consisting of 2,105 described species of which are commonly known as the higher termites. They are evolutionarily...
species are currently described, 2,105 of which are members of the family Termitidae. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily...
(Isoptera: Termitidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 55(13):455-518. Emerson, A.E. 1945. The neotropical genus Syntermes (Isoptera: Termitidae). Bulletin...
rhythms in the nest of the termite Macrotermes bellicosus (Isoptera, Termitidae)". Insectes Sociaux. 46 (4): 392–397. doi:10.1007/s000400050162. ISSN 0020-1812...
termite or compass termite, is a species of eusocial insect in the family Termitidae. It is endemic to northern Australia and the common names derive from...
Trinervitermes is a termite genus belonging to family Termitidae. Members are native to the Old World. They inhabit grasslands and store grass in their...
"Chaetotaxy of the termite,odontotermes assmuthi Holmgren (Isoptera: Termitidae)". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. 54 (3): 130–137. doi:10...
Macrotermes gilvus is a species of termite in the family Termitidae, found in Cambodia, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore...
Diterpene from the Brazilian Termite Nasutitermes macrocephalus (Isoptera: Termitidae: Natutitermitinae)". Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society. 29: 509–514...
Echinotermes, is a genus of soldierless termites belonging to the family Termitidae, containing a single species, Echinotermes biriba, which is endemic to...
Macrotermitinae, the fungus-growing termites, constitute a subfamily of the family Termitidae that is only found within the Old World tropics. This subfamily consists...
Amitermes is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. Species are found in a range of habitats including deserts and rainforests. Characteristics...
have led some scientists to reclassify termites as a single family, the Termitidae, within the order Blattodea. Other scientists have taken a more conservative...
Ahamitermes is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae containing four species, all of which have a parasitic relationship with termites in the genus...
(2017-03-22). "Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data". PLOS ONE. 12 (3): e0174366...
Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Two Nasutitermes Species (Isoptera: Termitidae)". Journal of Insect Behavior. 18 (1): 1–17. Bibcode:2005JIBeh..18......
and chemical composition of mounds of Macrotermes carbonarius (Hagen) (Termitidae, Macrotermitinae), in Penang, Malaysia". Journal of Soil Science. 44 (3):...
Ngauratermes arue, new genus and species of nasute termite (Isoptera: Termitidae) from the Amazon. Zootaxa, 2239: 22-30. Abstract & excerpt Tree of Life...
Gnathamitermes is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. There are about six described species in Gnathamitermes. These six species belong to the...
assist in the breakdown of cellulose; others (e.g., the termite family Termitidae) possess their own cellulase. Others, especially among the groups feeding...
Tenuirostritermes cinereus is a species of termite in the family Termitidae. It is found in Central America and North America. "Tenuirostritermes cinereus...
"Preliminary field efficacy of imidacloprid on Globitermes sulphureus (Isoptera: Termitidae) (Subterranean termite) in Penang" (PDF). Jurnal Biosains. 18 (2): 109–114...
(2017-03-22). "Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data". PLOS ONE. 12 (3): e0174366...
"Burial behavior by dealates of the termite Pseudacanthotermes spiniger (Termitidae, Macrotermitinae) induced by chemical signals from termite corpses". Insectes...
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