Hodotermopsis is a genus of termites. It is the only genus in the family Hodotermopsidae, which was elevated from the subfamily Hodotermopsinae in 2022. It contains two extant species, H. sjostedti,[1][2][3] H. japonica, [4][5] and the fossil species H. iwatensis (Fujiyama, 1983).[6] Hodotermopsidae together with Stolotermitidae, Hodotermitidae, and Archotermopsidae, form the monophyletic clade Teletisoptera under Euisoptera which is confirmed to be a sister group to Mastotermitidae.[1]
| Hodotermopsis | |
|---|---|
| Soldier of H. sjostedti | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Hodotermopsidae Engel, 2021 |
| Genus: | Hodotermopsis Holmgren, 1911 |
References
edit- 1 2 Wang, Menglin; Hellemans, Simon; Šobotník, Jan; Arora, Jigyasa; Buček, Aleš; Sillam-Dussès, David; Clitheroe, Crystal; Lu, Tomer; Lo, Nathan; Engel, Michael S.; Roisin, Yves; Evans, Theodore A.; Bourguignon, Thomas (2022-04-29). "Phylogeny, biogeography and classification of Teletisoptera (Blattaria: Isoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 47 (4): 581–590. Bibcode:2022SysEn..47..581W. doi:10.1111/syen.12548. hdl:2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/344375. ISSN 0307-6970.
- ↑ Li, S.; Z.-M. Ping 1988. Notes on the genus Hodotermopsis Holm. of China and two new species (Isoptera: Termopsidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 31 (3): 300-305 (in Chinese).
- ↑ Holmgren, N. 1911. Termitenstudien. 2. Systematik der Termiten. Die Familien Mastotermitidae, Protermitidae und Mesotermitidae. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 46 (6): 1-86.
- ↑ Koshikawa, S.; Matsumoto, T.; Miura, T. (2002-08-01). "Morphometric changes during soldier differentiation of the damp-wood termite Hodotermopsis japonica (Isoptera, Termopsidae)". Insectes Sociaux. 49 (3): 245–250. Bibcode:2002InSoc..49..245K. doi:10.1007/s00040-002-8309-8. eISSN 1420-9098. ISSN 0020-1812. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ Machida, M.; Kitade, O.; Miura, T.; Matsumoto, T. (March 2001). "Nitrogen recycling through proctodeal trophallaxis in the Japanese damp-wood termite Hodotermopsis japonica (Isoptera, Termopsidae)". Insectes Sociaux. 48 (1): 52–56. Bibcode:2001InSoc..48...52M. doi:10.1007/PL00001745. ISSN 0020-1812. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ "Hodotermopsis iwatensis Fujiyama, 1983". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 14 January 2023.