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Checklist of Superfamily Blattoidea Latreille, 1810
for Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
45
378
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
9
60
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
4
45
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
4 Families width 95 Species and 7 Subspecies
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites80SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites3SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites5SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
45 Genera with 95 Species
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Adaiphrotermes Sands, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Aderitotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Afrosubulitermes Emerson, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Allognathotermes Silvestri, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrotermes Silvestri, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Anenteotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Astalotermes Sands, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Basidentitermes Holmgren, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Bicornitermes Krishna, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Coptotermes Wasmann, 1911Subterranean Termite3SpeciesTaxom
Cubitermes Wasmann, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Duplidentitermes Emerson, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Euchilotermes Silvestri, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Eutermellus Silvestri, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Fulleritermes Coaton, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotermes Froggatt, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyxotermes Sands, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1842Fungus-culturing termites4SpeciesTaxom
Megaprotermes Ruelle, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Mimeutermes Silvestri, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Mucrotermes Emerson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Neotermes Holmgren, 1926Damp-wood Termites1SpeciesTaxom
Noditermes Sjoestedt, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 19246SpeciesTaxom
Okavangotermes Coaton, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Ophiotermes Sjöstedt, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Orthotermes Silvestri, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1868Cockroaches4SpeciesTaxom
Procubitermes Silvestri, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Promirotermes Silvestri, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Protermes Holmgren, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthotermes Sjöstedt, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Schedorhinotermes Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Thoracotermes Wasmann, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Trapellitermes Sands, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Tuberculitermes Holmgren, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
95 Species and 7 Subspecies
Adaiphrotermes cuniculator Sands, 1972
Afrosubulitermes congoensis Emerson, 1960
Allognathotermes aburiensis Sjöstedt, 1926
Amitermes evuncifer Silvestri, 1912
Amitermes guineensis Sands, 1992
Amitermes truncatidens Sands, 1959
Ancistrotermes cavithorax Sjöstedt, 1899
Ancistrotermes crucifer Sjöstedt, 1897
Ancistrotermes crucifer crucifer Sjöstedt, 1897
Ancistrotermes guineensis Silvestri, 1912
Ancistrotermes periphrasis Sjöstedt, 1924
Anenteotermes polyscolus Sands, 1972
Angulitermes truncatus Sjöstedt, 1926
Astalotermes quietus Silvestri, 1914
Basidentitermes aurivillii Sjöstedt, 1897
Basidentitermes mactus mactus Sjöstedt, 1911
Bicornitermes spinicollis Wilkinson, 1958
Coptotermes intermedius Silvestri, 1912
Coptotermes reductus Sjostedt, 1926
Coptotermes sjostedti Holmgren, 1911
Cubitermes curtatus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes fungifaber Sjostedt, 1924
Cubitermes oculatus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes subcrenulatus Silvestri, 1914
Deropeltis autraniana Saussure, 1895
Deropeltis camerunensis Princis, 1963
Deropeltis dichroa Gerstaecker, 1883
Deropeltis robusta Gerstaecker, 1883Camp Shelby burrowing crayfish
Duplidentitermes furcatidens Sjöstedt, 1924
Duplidentitermes jurioni Emerson, 1959
Euchilotermes acutidens Silvestri, 1914
Euchilotermes tensus tensus Silvestri, 1914
Eutermellus aquilinus Sands, 1965
Eutermellus bipartitus Sjöstedt, 1911
Eutermellus convergens Silvestri, 1912
Eutermellus undulans Sands, 1965
Fulleritermes tenebricus Silvestri, 1914
Glyptotermes parvulus Sjöstedt, 1907
Leptomyxotermes doriae Silvestri, 1912
Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781Sudanese warlike termite
Macrotermes falciger Gerstäcker, 1891
Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898
Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842
Megaprotermes giffardii Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes edentatus Wasmann, 1911
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis fuscotibialis Sjöstedt, 1896
Microcerotermes parvulus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microcerotermes parvus Haviland, 1898
Microcerotermes solidus Silvestri, 1912
Microtermes aluco Sjöstedt, 1904
Microtermes grassei Ghidini, 1955
Microtermes lepidus Sjöstedt, 1924
Microtermes toumodiensis Grassé, 1937
Mimeutermes edentatus Sands, 1956
Mimeutermes giffardii Silvestri, 1914
Mimeutermes sorex Silvestri, 1914
Mucrotermes heterochilus Silvestri, 1914
Nasutitermes arborum Smeathman, 1781
Nasutitermes elegantulus Sjöstedt, 1911
Nasutitermes latifrons Sjöstedt, 1896
Nasutitermes lujae Wasmann, 1911
Neotermes aburiensis Sjostedt, 1926
Noditermes cristifrons Wasmann, 1911
Odontotermes acutidens Grassé, 1947
Odontotermes erraticus Grassé, 1947
Odontotermes fidens Sjöstedt, 1904
Odontotermes pauperans Silvestri, 1912
Odontotermes sudanensis Sjöstedt, 1924
Okavangotermes guineensis Sands, 1995
Ophiotermes grandilabius Emerson, 1928
Orthotermes depressifrons Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes appellans Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes nigerianus Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes urgens Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes urgens urgens Silvestri, 1914
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta atricollis Saussure, 1899
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Procubitermes aburiensis Sjostedt, 1926
Procubitermes curvatus Silvestri, 1914
Promirotermes holmgreni holmgreni Silvestri, 1912
Promirotermes redundans Silvestri, 1914
Protermes minutus Grassé, 1937
Pseudacanthotermes militaris Sjöstedt, 1905Sugarcane termite
Pseudacanthotermes militaris militaris Hagen, 1858
Pseudacanthotermes spiniger Sjöstedt, 1900
Schedorhinotermes lamanianus Sjöstedt, 1911
Schedorhinotermes putorius Sjöstedt, 1896
Termes hospes Sjöstedt, 1900
Termes splendens Sjöstedt, 1926
Thoracotermes macrothorax Sjöstedt, 1899
Trapellitermes loxomastax Sands, 1995
Trinervitermes geminatus Wasmann, 1897
Trinervitermes occidentalis Sjöstedt, 1904
Trinervitermes oeconomus Trägårdh, 1904
Trinervitermes togoensis Sjöstedt, 1899
Trinervitermes trinervius Rambur, 1842
Tuberculitermes guineensis Silvestri, 1914

Subnodes of Blattoidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches, Oriental cockroaches
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKalotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Dampwood termites, Drywood termites
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRhinotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Subterranean termites
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, termite
38
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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