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Termopsidae

Termopsidae is an extinct family of termites in the order Blattodea. The five extant genera formerly included in Termopsidae now belong in their own distinct families, leaving only extinct taxa in Termopsidae.

Genera
AsiatermesAsiatermes reticulatus (Cretaceous, Aptian; Lushangfen Formation, China) • CretatermesCretatermes carpenteri (Cretaceous, Cenomanian; Redmond Formation, Canada) • HuaxiatermesHuaxiatermes huangi (Cretaceous, Aptian; Lushangfen Formation, China) • LutetiatermesLutetiatermes priscus (Cretaceous, Cenomanian; Bezonnais amber, France) • MesotermopsisMesotermopsis incompleta (Cretaceous, Aptian; Lushangfen Formation, China) • Mesotermopsis lata (Cretaceous, Aptian; Lushangfen Formation, China) • PaleotermopsisPaleotermopsis oligocenicus (Oligocene, Chattian; Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation, France) • ParotermesParotermes insignis (Eocene, Priabonian; Florissant Formation, USA) • TermopsisTermopsis bremii (Eocene, Priabonian; Baltic Amber, Europe) • Termopsis gracilipennis (Oligocene, Rupelian; Salt Formation, Germany) • Termopsis mallaszi (Miocene, Sarmatian; Tompa, Romania) • Termopsis transsylvanica (Miocene, Sarmatian; Tompa, Romania) • Termopsis ukapirmasi (Eocene, Priabonian; Baltic Amber, Europe) • Valditermes – provisionally placed here • Valditermes brenanae (Cretaceous, Hauterivian; Weald Clay, England) ==Nomenclature==
Nomenclature
The group was originally described as a subfamily, Termopsinae, by Nils Holmgren in 1911, and was raised to the taxonomic rank of family by Pierre-Paul Grassé in 1949. ==References==
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