Termitinae is a subfamily of termites;[2] Amitermes and certain other genera (indicated here with a *) have previously been placed in the Amitermitinae, with some workers arguing that the latter have morphologically distinct characteristics and "some important attributes that affect soil".
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Subfamily: | Termitinae |
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The genus Drepanotermes is also known as the Australian harvester termite.[3][4] It has been implicated in theories of the creation of the phenomenon known as "fairy circles" (circular patches of land barren of plants) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.[5][6]
Genera
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- ^ Engel, M.S. (2011). "Family-group names for termites (Isoptera), redux". ZooKeys (148): 171–184. Bibcode:2011ZooK..148..171E. doi:10.3897/zookeys.148.1682. PMC 3264418. PMID 22287896.
- ^ Watson, J. A. L. (1981). "Australian harvester termites of the genus Drepanotermes (Isoptera, Termitinae)". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Soto Maurer, Santiago (6 December 2019). "The evolution of mound building in the Australian harvester termites, Drepanotermes". ResearchGate. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Angeloni, Alice (4 April 2023). "Indigenous knowledge leads scientists to reveal 'fairy circles', termites linked". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Walsh, Fiona; Bidu, Gladys Karimarra; Bidu, Ngamaru Karimarra; Evans, Theodore A.; et al. (3 April 2023). "First Peoples' knowledge leads scientists to reveal 'fairy circles' and termite linyji are linked in Australia". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 7 (4). Nature Publishing Group: 610–622. Bibcode:2023NatEE...7..610W. doi:10.1038/s41559-023-01994-1. ISSN 2397-334X. PMC 10089917. PMID 37012380.
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