Termitinae Explained

Termitinae is a subfamily of termites;^[1] Amitermes and certain other genera (indicated here with a *) have previously been placed in the Amitermitinae, with some workers arguing that the latter have morphologically distinct characteristics and "some important attributes that affect soil".

The genus Drepanotermes is also known as the Australian harvester termite.^[2] ^[3] It has been implicated in theories of the creation of the phenomenon known as "fairy circles" (circular patches of land barren of plants) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.^[4] ^[5]

Genera

Ahamitermes *
Amitermes *
Amphidotermes
Angulitermes
Apsenterotermes
Capritermes
Cavitermes
Cephalotermes *
Cornicapritermes
Coxocapritermes
Crepititermes
Cristatitermes
Cylindrotermes *
Dentispicotermes
Dicuspiditermes
Dihoplotermes
Divinotermes
Drepanotermes *
Ekphysotermes
Ephelotermes
Eremotermes *
Genuotermes

Globitermes *
Gnathamitermes *
Hapsidotermes
Hesperotermes
Homallotermes
Hoplotermes *
Incolitermes *
Indocapritermes
Inquilinitermes
Invasitermes *
Kemneritermes
Krishnacapritermes
Labiocapritermes
Lophotermes
Macrognathotermes
Malaysiocapritermes
Microcerotermes *
Mirocapritermes
Neocapritermes
Onkotermes
Oriencapritermes
Orientotermes *

Orthognathotermes
Paracapritermes
Pericapritermes
Planicapritermes
Procapritermes
Prohamitermes *
Promirotermes
Protocapritermes
Protohamitermes *
Pseudhamitermes *
Pseudocapritermes
Pseudomicrotermes *
Quasitermes
Saxatilitermes
Sinocapritermes
Spinitermes
Syncapritermes
Synhamitermes *
Termes
Trapellitermes
Tuberculitermes
Xylochomitermes

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Notes and References

Engel . M.S. . 2011 . Family-group names for termites (Isoptera), redux . ZooKeys . 148 . 171–184 . 10.3897/zookeys.148.1682. 3264418 . 22287896. free . 2011ZooK..148..171E .
Web site: Watson . J. A. L. . Australian harvester termites of the genus Drepanotermes (Isoptera, Termitinae) . Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization . 1981 . 4 April 2023.
Web site: Soto Maurer . Santiago . The evolution of mound building in the Australian harvester termites, Drepanotermes . . 6 December 2019 . 4 April 2023.
Web site: Angeloni . Alice . Indigenous knowledge leads scientists to reveal 'fairy circles', termites linked . ABC News (Australia). 4 April 2023 . 4 April 2023.
Walsh . Fiona . Bidu . Gladys Karimarra . Bidu . Ngamaru Karimarra . Evans . Theodore A. . Judson . Thelma Milangka . Kendrick . Peter . Michaels . Alice Nampijinpa . Moore . Danae . Nelson . Matilda . Oldham . Carolyn . Schofield . Josef . Sparrow . Ashley . Taylor . Muuki Karimarra . Taylor . Desmond Purungu. Wayne . Lee Nangala . Williams . Carol Milangka. 4 . First Peoples' knowledge leads scientists to reveal 'fairy circles' and termite linyji are linked in Australia . . Nature Publishing Group . 3 April 2023 . 7 . 4 . 2397-334X . 10.1038/s41559-023-01994-1 . 610–622 . 37012380 . 10089917 . 2023NatEE...7..610W .