#order_Isoptera__Isoptera order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota
supertype: #animal_order the order of animals
member of: #class_Insecta
member: #family_Termitidae__Termitidae termites
member: #genus_Termes__Termes type genus of the Termitidae
member: #genus_Reticulitermes__Reticulitermes includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees
member: #Reticulitermes_flanipes destructive United States termite
member: #Reticulitermes_lucifugus destructive European termite
member: #termite__white_ant__whiteant whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
member: #family_Rhinotermitidae__Rhinotermitidae large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions
member: #family_Mastotermitidae__Mastotermitidae primitive termites
member: #genus_Mastotermes__Mastotermes primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive Isoptera
member: #Mastotermes_darwiniensis Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites
member: #Mastotermes_electromexicus extinct termite found in amber in S Mexico
member: #Mastotermes_electrodominicus extinct termite found in amber in the Dominican Republic
member: #family_Kalotermitidae__Kalotermitidae primitive termites of warm regions
member: #genus_Kalotermes__Kalotermes type genus of Kalotermitidae; termites destructive of wood and living trees
member: #genus_Cryptotermes__Cryptotermes genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan; sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes
member: #powder-post_termite__Cryptotermes_brevis extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions
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