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Checklist for Superfamily Blattoidea Latreille, 1810
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
71
522
1124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
10
85
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
4
33
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
4 Families width 67 Species
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites28SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites23SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites4SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
33 Genera with 67 Species
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Amitermes Silvestri, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotermes Mueller, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Armitermes Wasmann, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Calcaritermes Snyder, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Coptotermes Wasmann, 1758Subterranean Termite1SpeciesTaxom
Cornitermes Wasmann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotermes Banks, 1918drywood termite3SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrotermes Holmgren, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Embiratermes Fontes, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Eurycotes1SpeciesTaxom
Eurycotis Stål, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotermes Froggatt, 18589SpeciesTaxom
Heterotermes Froggatt, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Hoplotermes Light, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Humutermes Bourguignon ..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Incisitermes Krishna, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermes Hagen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Longustitermes Bourguignon ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 18537SpeciesTaxom
Neocapritermes Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Neotermes Holmgren, 1935Damp-wood Termites3SpeciesTaxom
Pelmatosilpha Dohrn, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1839Cockroaches4SpeciesTaxom
Proneotermes Holmgren, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Prorhinotermes Silvestri, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchotermes Holmgren, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Rugitermes Holmgren, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Sinonasutitermes Li & Ping, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Subulitermes Holmgren, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19233SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
67 Species
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amitermes beaumonti Banks, 1918
Anoplotermes parvus Snyder, 1923
Anoplotermes pyriformis Snyder, 1934
Armitermes major Snyder, 1925
Calcaritermes emarginicollis Snyder, 1925
Calcaritermes temnocephalus Silvestri, 1901
Coptotermes testaceus Linnaeus, 1758
Cornitermes walkeri Snyder, 1929
Cryptotermes cavifrons Banks, 1906
Cryptotermes domesticus Haviland, 1898
Cryptotermes dudleyi Banks, 1918
Cylindrotermes macrognathus Snyder, 1929
Deropeltis melanophila Walker, F., 1869
Embiratermes chagresi Snyder, 1925
Eurycotes carbonaria
Eurycotis biolleyi Rehn, J. A. G., 1918
Eurycotis carbonaria (Tristán, 1896)⇒ Eurycotis biolleyi Rehn, J. A. G., 1918
Eurycotis opulita
Eurycotis pluto Hebard, 1920
Glyptotermes angustus Snyder, 1925
Glyptotermes asperatus Snyder, 1926
Glyptotermes bilobatus Snyder, 1934
Glyptotermes contracticornis Snyder, 1925
Glyptotermes marlatti Snyder, 1926
Glyptotermes nevermani Snyder, 1926
Glyptotermes planus Snyder, 1925
Glyptotermes suturis Snyder, 1925
Glyptotermes verrucosus Hagen, 1858
Heterotermes convexinotatus Snyder, 1924
Hoplotermes amplus Light, 1933
Humutermes noiroti Bourguignon ..., 2016
Incisitermes snyderi Light, 1933Light southeastern drywood termite
Kalotermes (Calcaritermes) fairchildi (Snyder, 1926)⇒ Calcaritermes temnocephalus Silvestri, 1901
Kalotermes asperitus
Longustitermes manni Snyder, 1922
Microcerotermes exiguus Hagen, 1858
Microcerotermes gracilis Light, 1933
Microcerotermes septentrionalis Light, 1933
Nasutitermes corniger Motschulsky, 1855Conehead termite
Nasutitermes costalis Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes ephratae Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes glabritergus Snyder & Eme..., 1949
Nasutitermes guayanae Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes insularis
Nasutitermes nigriceps Haldeman, 1853
Neocapritermes centralis Snyder, 1932
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Neotermes brevinotus Snyder, 1932
Neotermes holmgreni Banks, 1918
Neotermes larseni Light, 1935
Pelmatosilpha rotundata Scudder, 1900
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville, 1839Smokeybrown cockroad
Proneotermes perezi Holmgren, 1911
Prorhinotermes molinoi Snyder, 1924
Prorhinotermes oceanicus Wasmann, 1902
Rhynchotermes perarmatus Snyder, 1925
Rugitermes costaricensis Snyder, 1926
Rugitermes kirbyi Snyder, 1926
Sinonasutitermes planinasus Ping & Xu, 1991
Subulitermes denisae Roisin, 1995
Termes hispaniolae Banks, 1918
Termes marabitanas Hagen, 1858
Termes panamaensis Snyder, 1923

Subnodes of Blattoidea with occurrences in Costa Rica
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches, Oriental cockroaches
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKalotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Dampwood termites, Drywood termites
8
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhinotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Subterranean termites
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, termite
16
28
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Blattoidea at gbif.org
Blattoidea at itis.gov