Neotermes

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Neotermes
Neotermes insularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Kalotermitidae
Genus: Neotermes
Holmgren, 1911
Type species
Neotermes castaneus
(Burmeister, 1839)
Species
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Neotermes is a genus of termites in the Kalotermitidae family.[1] The genus was first described by Nils Holmgren in 1911 (as a subgenus),[2] and the type species is Neotermes castaneus.[3] All species are obligate nesters of wood.

Species[edit]

GBIF lists the following species:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Neotermes Holmgren, 1911". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  2. ^ Holmgren, N. (1911). "Termitenstudien 2. Systematik der Termiten Die Familien Mastotermitidae, Protermitidae und Mesotermitidae". Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm. 46 (6): 1-86 pls1-6 [54].
  3. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Neotermes Holmgren, 1911". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-02-08.