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Checklist for Superfamily Blattoidea Latreille, 1810
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
79
695
1674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
11
88
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
4
27
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
4 Families width 79 Species
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites26SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites40SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites4SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
27 Genera with 79 Species
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Allotermes Wasmann, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Bifiditermes Krishna, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Capritermes Wasmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Coarctotermes Holmgren, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Coptotermes Wasmann, 1897Subterranean Termite2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotermes Banks, 1842drywood termite3SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Epicalotermes Silvestri, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Eutermes Heer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotermes Froggatt, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermes Hagen, 04SpeciesTaxom
Kaudernitermes Sands & Lamb, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1898Fungus-culturing termites1SpeciesTaxom
Malagasitermes Emerson, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 194911SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 011SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Neotermes Holmgren, 1897Damp-wood Termites6SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1868Cockroaches3SpeciesTaxom
Postelectrotermes Krishna, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Procryptotermes Holmgren, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Prorhinotermes Silvestri, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Psammotermes Desneux, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Quasitermes Emerson, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
79 Species
Allotermes denticulatus Krishna, 1962
Allotermes papillifer Krishna, 1962
Allotermes paradoxus Wasmann, 1910
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Bifiditermes madagascariensis Wasmann, 1897
Capritermes capricornis Wasmann, 1893
Coarctotermes beharaensis Cachan, 1949
Coarctotermes clepsydra Sjöstedt, 1904
Coarctotermes nasonovi Czerwinski, 1901
Coarctotermes pauliani Cachan, 1949
Coptotermes mauricianus Rambur, 1842
Coptotermes truncatus Wasmann, 1897
Cryptotermes havilandi Sjostedt, 1900
Cryptotermes kirbyi Moszkowski, 1955
Cryptotermes pallidus Rambur, 1842
Deropeltis madecassa Saussure, 1891
Epicalotermes planifrons Krishna, 1962
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) diplacodes (Sjöstedt, 1924)⇒ Trinervitermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Glyptotermes scotti Holmgren, 1910
Kalotermes desneuxi
Kalotermes flavicollis Fabricius, 1793Yellow-necked dry-wood termite
Kalotermes isaloensis Cachan, 1949
Kalotermes laticollis
Kaudernitermes kaudernianus Sjöstedt, 1914
Kaudernitermes laticeps Wasmann, 1897
Kaudernitermes nigritus Wasmann, 1897
Kaudernitermes salebrithorax Sjöstedt, 1904
Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898
Malagasitermes milloti Cachan, 1949
Microcerotermes cachani Eggleton, 2003
Microcerotermes longiceps Cachan, 1949
Microcerotermes major Cachan, 1951
Microcerotermes mandibularis Cachan, 1951
Microcerotermes pauliani Krishna, 2013
Microcerotermes propinquus Wasmann, 1910
Microcerotermes sakarahensis Cachan, 1951
Microcerotermes sikorae Wasmann, 1893
Microcerotermes subinteger Cachan, 1949
Microcerotermes subtilis Wasmann, 1897
Microcerotermes unidentatus Cachan, 1949
Microtermes divellens Sjöstedt, 1904
Microtermes kauderni Holmgren, 1909
Microtermes sakalava Cachan, 1949
Nasutitermes benjamini Snyder, 1926
Nasutitermes comorensis Wasmann, 1910
Nasutitermes laticeps
Nasutitermes maheensis Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes mauritianus Wasmann, 1910
Nasutitermes minor Holmgren, 1906
Nasutitermes neonanus Cachan, 1949
Nasutitermes nigriceps Haldeman, 1853
Nasutitermes nigritus
Nasutitermes vadoni Cachan, 1951
Nasutitermes voeltzkowi
Neostylopyga hova Saussure, 1891
Neostylopyga nossibei Saussure, 1899
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Neostylopyga salomonis Shelford, 1910
Neostylopyga voeltzkowi Saussure, 1899
Neotermes desneuxi Sjöstedt, 1904
Neotermes europae Wasmann, 1910
Neotermes gracilidens Sjöstedt, 1925
Neotermes laticollis Holmgren, 1910
Neotermes setifer Snyder, 1957
Neotermes voeltzkowi Wasmann, 1897
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Postelectrotermes amplus Sjöstedt, 1925
Postelectrotermes castaneiceps Sjöstedt, 1914
Postelectrotermes howa Wasmann, 1897
Postelectrotermes longiceps Cachan, 1949
Postelectrotermes longus Holmgren, 1910
Procryptotermes falcifer Krishna, 1962
Procryptotermes fryeri Holmgren, 1910
Prorhinotermes canalifrons Sjöstedt, 1904
Psammotermes voeltzkowi Wasmann, 1910
Quasitermes incisus Cachan, 1949
Termes baculiformis Holmgren, 1909

Subnodes of Blattoidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches, Oriental cockroaches
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKalotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Dampwood termites, Drywood termites
9
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhinotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Subterranean termites
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, termite
12
40
Genera
Species

Taxom



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