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Family-group names for termites (Isoptera), redux
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 Reticu...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3264418/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22287896 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.148.1682 |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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