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Neotermes

{{Short description|Genus of termites}}

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| image = Neotermes insularis.jpg

| image_caption = Neotermes insularis

| taxon = Neotermes

| authority = Holmgren, 1911

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| type_species = Neotermes castaneus

| type_species_authority = (Burmeister, 1839)

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Neotermes is a genus of termites in the Kalotermitidae family. The genus was first described by Nils Holmgren in 1911 (as a subgenus),{{cite journal|author=Holmgren, N.|authorlink=Nils Holmgren|date= 1911|title= Termitenstudien 2. Systematik der Termiten Die Familien Mastotermitidae, Protermitidae und Mesotermitidae|journal=Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm|volume=46|issue=6 |pages=1-86 pls1-6 [54]| url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41852321}} and the type species is Neotermes castaneus.{{Cite web|title=Australian Faunal Directory: Neotermes Holmgren, 1911|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Neotermes|access-date=2022-02-08|website=biodiversity.org.au|language=en}} All species are obligate nesters of wood.

Species

GBIF lists the following species:{{Cite web|title=Neotermes Holmgren, 1911|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2007329|access-date=2022-02-07|website=www.gbif.org|language=en}}

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Category:Termite genera

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