Termitinae
Termitinae is a subfamily of termites;[2] 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".
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Termes flavipes | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Infraorder: | Isoptera |
Family: | Termitidae |
Subfamily: | Termitinae |
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The genus Drepanotermes is also known as the Australian harvester termite.[3][4] 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.[5][6]
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References
- En BioLib
- Engel, M.S. (2011). "Family-group names for termites (Isoptera), redux". ZooKeys (148): 171–184. doi:10.3897/zookeys.148.1682. PMC 3264418. PMID 22287896.
- Watson, J. A. L. (1981). "Australian harvester termites of the genus Drepanotermes (Isoptera, Termitinae)". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- Maurer, Santiago Soto (6 December 2019). "The evolution of mound building in the Australian harvester termites, Drepanotermes". ResearchGate. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- Angeloni, Alice (4 April 2023). "Indigenous knowledge leads scientists to reveal 'fairy circles', termites linked". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- Walsh, Fiona; Bidu, Gladys Karimarra; Bidu, Ngamaru Karimarra; Evans, Theodore A.; et al. (3 April 2023). "First Peoples' knowledge leads scientists to reveal 'fairy circles' and termite linyji are linked in Australia". Nature Ecology & Evolution. Nature Publishing Group: 1–13. doi:10.1038/s41559-023-01994-1. ISSN 2397-334X. PMC 10089917. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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