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(a) Phylogeny of termite families and (b) phylogeny of the Termitidae (both after Inward et al. [17]), with lifestyle (forager: foraging species; wood-dweller: wood-dwelling species) and studied focal species shown. The trees are cladograms so that branch lengths are arbitrary. Asterisks indicate taxa known to have brood care. M, monophyletic family; P, paraphyletic family. References for brood care in Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae [18–21]; Cubitermes [22]; Macrotermitinae [23–25].
