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synonym Termitoidea Latreille, 1802

• Nomenclatural details:   Unavailable other:  Although Blattoidea Latreille, 1810 is a junior subjective synonym of Termitoidea Latreille, 1802 (which is the oldest family-group name for this group), Blattoidea is in prevailing usage as the name for this superfamily and it has therefore been retained in accordance with Article 35.5 of the ICZN Code.
• Citations:
  • Kevan, D. K. McE. 1977. Not. Lyman Ent. Mus. Res. Lab.(2):12 >> Note: Termitoidea
• Type genus:  Termes Linnaeus, 1758; priority for family-group names based on Termes dates from Termitina Latreille, 1802.  First use as Termitoidea by Kevan, D. K. McE., 1977.

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