Numerous
extinct taxa have been described in the genus
Mastotermes. The genus had a worldwide distribution until just a few million years ago, when all but the
M. darwiniensis became extinct. Fossil species of
Mastotermes include: •
Mastotermes aethiopicus Engel, Currano, & Jacobs, 2016 Ethiopia, Miocene •
Mastotermes anglicus Rosen, 1913 (
Bembridge Marls, England,
Priabonian •
Mastotermes bournemouthensis Rosen, 1913 (Late Eocene of England) •
Mastotermes croaticus Rosen, 1913 (Early Miocene of Croatia) •
Mastotermes electrodominicus Krishna &
Grimaldi, 1991 (Early Miocene of the Dominican Republic) •
Mastotermes electromexicus Krishna &
Emerson, 1983 (Late Oligocene to Early Miocene Mexican amber) •
Mastotermes gallica Nel, 1986 (Early Oligocene of France) •
Mastotermes haidingeri (Heer, 1849) (Early Miocene of Croatia) •
Mastotermes heerii (Göppert, 1855) (Late Oligocene of Poland) – tentatively placed in
Mastotermes •
Mastotermes krishnorum Wappler &
Engel, 2006 (Middle Eocene of Germany) •
Mastotermes minor Pongrácz, 1928 (Early Miocene of Croatia) •
Mastotermes minutus Nel & Bourguet, 2006 (Eocene of France) •
Mastotermes monostichus Zhao et al. 2019
Burmese amber, Myanmar,
Cenomanian •
Mastotermes nepropadyom Vršanský and Aristov 2014
Doronino Formation, Russia,
Barremian •
Mastotermes picardi Nel & Paicheler, 1993 (Late Oligocene of France) •
Mastotermes sarthensis Schlüter, 1989
Bezonnais amber, France, Cenomanian •
Mastotermites stuttgartensis Armbruster, 1941 (Middle Miocene of Germany) – tentatively placed in
Mastotermes ==References==