The PEDIGREE of
Epifamily Termitoidae (Termites)

 
     aka Superfamily Blattoidea; aka Infraorder Isoptera; (most 'Children' listed in approximate order of cladistic closeness to Termitidae)

 "Child(ren)":       Family Termitidae   ;   Rhinotermitidae (eastern subterranean termite etc.)   ;   Kalotermitidae (Yellownecked dry-wood termite etc.)   ;   Archotermopsidae (Dampwood termites)   ;   Termopsidae (extinct Dampwood termites)   ;   Hodotermitidae (harvester termites)   ;   Mastotermitidae (giant northern termite : aka Darwin termite)   ;   Stolotermitidae   ;   Stylotermitidae   ;   Serritermitidae   ;   4000 extant species altogether   ;   Cratomastotermitidae (extinct)   ;   Archeorhinotermitidae (extinct)
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/-- Infrakingdom (Grade) of Coelomates   +====> [ 75]
/   / (skip this generation?)
/-- Subgrade of Protostomia
/   / or: Clade Nephrozoa
/-- Superphylum Ecdysozoa (Arthropods, Roundworms, etc.)
/-- Supraphylum Panarthropoda
/-- Phylum Arthropoda
/-- Subphylum Tetraconata
/   / or: Superclass Panhexapoda in Infraphylum Atelocerata
/-- Epiclass Hexapoda
/-- Class Insecta
/-- Subclass Pterygota (winged insects)
/-- Infraclass Neoptera
/-- Superorder Exopterygota
/-- Clade of Dictyopteroids
/-- Grandorder Dictyoptera (Cockroaches, Termites, & Mantises)
/-- Order Blattaria (Cockroaches (& Termites))
/-- Order Isoptera (Termites)
/  
- Epifamily Termitoidae (Termites)
 

 
  (poss.) ``3-Great Grandchild:''       Delicious cone-shaped mushroom
 

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