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Checklist of Superfamily Blattoidea Latreille, 1810
for Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
501
7087
22038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
7082
22032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
481
6999
21791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
60
434
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
14
85
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
7
44
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
7 Families width 145 Species and 5 Subspecies
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites98SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites10SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches33SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites2SpeciesTaxom
Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904Harvester termites1SpeciesTaxom
Termopsidae Grassé, 1949Damp wood termite1SpeciesTaxom
Krausichnidae Genise, 20040SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
44 Genera with 145 Species
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Adaiphrotermes Sands, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Aderitotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Allodontermes Silvestri, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Alyscotermes Sands, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 18979SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrotermes Silvestri, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Anenteotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Astalotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Astratotermes Sands, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchotermes Sands, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Bifiditermes Krishna, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Cartoblatta Shelford, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Coptotermes Wasmann, 1911Subterranean Termite1SpeciesTaxom
Crenetermes Silvestri, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Cubitermes Wasmann, 19379SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 190220SpeciesTaxom
Epicalotermes Silvestri, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Euchilotermes Silvestri, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Foraminitermes Holmgren, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Grallatotermes Holmgren, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Hodotermes Hagen, 1853Harvester termites1SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermes Hagen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1842Fungus-culturing termites6SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 190714SpeciesTaxom
Mimeutermes Silvestri, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Neotermes Holmgren, 1907Damp-wood Termites3SpeciesTaxom
Noditermes Sjoestedt, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 191423SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1868Cockroaches4SpeciesTaxom
Promirotermes Silvestri, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthotermes Sjöstedt, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 19516SpeciesTaxom
Schedorhinotermes Silvestri, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Stolotermes Hagen, 1967New Zealand wetwood termite1SpeciesTaxom
Synacanthotermes Holmgren, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Termitichnus Brown, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 19243SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
145 Species and 5 Subspecies
Adaiphrotermes choanensis Fuller, 1925
Aderitotermes fossor Sands, 1972
Allodontermes tenax Silvestri, 1912
Alyscotermes kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1907
Alyscotermes trestus Sands, 1972
Amitermes acinacifer Sands, 1959
Amitermes evuncifer Silvestri, 1912
Amitermes loennbergianus Sjöstedt, 1911
Amitermes messinae Fuller, 1922
Amitermes sciangallorum Ghidini, 1941
Amitermes somaliensis Sjöstedt, 1927
Amitermes spinifer Silvestri, 1914
Amitermes stephensoni Harris, 1957
Amitermes unidentatus Wasmann, 1897
Ancistrotermes latinotus Holmgren, 1912
Ancistrotermes microdens Harris, 1966
Anenteotermes improelatans Sands, 1972
Angulitermes nilensis Harris, 1962
Angulitermes truncatus Sjöstedt, 1926
Astalotermes hapalus Sands, 1972
Astratotermes apocnetus Sands, 1972
Astratotermes mansuetus Sands, 1972
Ateuchotermes pectinatus Sands, 1972
Ateuchotermes rastratus Sands, 1972
Bifiditermes durbanensis Haviland, 1898
Bifiditermes jeannelanus Sjoestedt, 1915
Bifiditermes mutubae Harris, 1948
Bifiditermes sylvaticus Wilkinson, 1959
Cartoblatta pulchra Shelford, 1910
Cartoblatta unicolor Chopard, 1938
Coptotermes amanii Sjöstedt, 1911
Crenetermes mixtus Williams, 1962
Cubitermes glebae Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes inclitus Silvestri, 1912
Cubitermes muneris Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes orthognathus Emerson, 1928
Cubitermes sankurensis Wasmann, 1911
Cubitermes testaceus Williams, 1966
Cubitermes ugandensis Fuller, 1923
Cubitermes umbratus Williams, 1954
Cubitermes zavattarii Ghidini, 1937
Deropeltis abbreviala Chopard, 1938
Deropeltis abbreviata Chopard, 1938
Deropeltis adelungi Shelford, 1910
Deropeltis barbeyana Saussure, 1895
Deropeltis brevipennis Shelford, 1909
Deropeltis comosa Rehn, J. A. G., 1922
Deropeltis elgonensis Princis, 1955
Deropeltis hanitschi Princis, 1955
Deropeltis impressa Princis, 1966
Deropeltis integerrima Brunner von ..., 1865
Deropeltis kivuensis Princis, 1955
Deropeltis melanophila Walker, F., 1869
Deropeltis mossambica Princis, 1963Mimic crayfish
Deropeltis nigrita Saussure, 1895
Deropeltis pallipes Chopard, 1938Lavender burrowing crayfish
Deropeltis pilosa Princis, 1963Digger crayfish
Deropeltis robusta Gerstaecker, 1883Camp Shelby burrowing crayfish
Deropeltis schweinfurthi Saussure, 1895
Deropeltis tullbergi (Borg, 1902)⇒ Deropeltis robusta Gerstaecker, 1883
Epicalotermes aethiopicus Silvestri, 1917
Epicalotermes kempae Wilkinson, 1954
Euchilotermes umbraticola Williams, 1954
Foraminitermes rhinoceros Sjöstedt, 1905
Grallatotermes africanus Harris, 1954
Hebardina flavilatera Saussure, 1895
Hebardina ugandana Giglio-Tos, 1907
Hodotermes mossambicus Hagen, 1853Harvester termite
Kalotermes meruensis
Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781Sudanese warlike termite
Macrotermes falciger Gerstäcker, 1891
Macrotermes herus Sjöstedt, 1914
Macrotermes michaelseni Sjöstedt, 1914
Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898
Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842
Microcerotermes masaiaticus Harris, 1954
Microcerotermes parvus Haviland, 1898
Microcerotermes zuluensis zuluensis Holmgren, 1913
Microtermes alluaudanus Sjöstedt, 1915
Microtermes baginei Bacchus, 1997
Microtermes cherberensis Bacchus, 1997
Microtermes darlingtonae Bacchus, 1997
Microtermes edwini Bacchus, 1997
Microtermes kairoonae Bacchus, 1997
Microtermes kasaiensis Sjöstedt, 1913
Microtermes lokoriensis Bacchus, 1997
Microtermes luteus Harris, 1954
Microtermes mariae Bacchus, 1997
Microtermes mulii Bacchus, 1997
Microtermes redenianus Sjöstedt, 1904
Microtermes tsavoensis Bacchus, 1997
Microtermes vadschaggae Sjöstedt, 1907
Mimeutermes binghami Sands, 1968
Nasutitermes infuscatus Sjöstedt, 1902
Nasutitermes kempae Harris, 1954
Neostylopyga propinqua Shelford, 1910
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Neotermes aridus Wilkinson, 1959
Neotermes firmus Sjöstedt, 1911
Neotermes meruensis Sjöstedt, 1907
Noditermes wasambaricus Williams, 1954
Odontotermes amanicus Sjöstedt, 1925
Odontotermes anceps Sjöstedt, 1911
Odontotermes apollo Sjöstedt, 1905
Odontotermes badius badius Haviland, 1898
Odontotermes boranicus Ghidini, 1937
Odontotermes culturarum Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes egregius Sjöstedt, 1925
Odontotermes elgonensis Sjöstedt, 1926
Odontotermes fulleri Emerson, 1928
Odontotermes kibarensis Fuller, 1923
Odontotermes latericius latericius Haviland, 1898
Odontotermes mediocris Sjöstedt, 1911
Odontotermes monodon monodon Gerstäcker, 1891
Odontotermes montanus Harris, 1960
Odontotermes nolaensis Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes palmquisti Sjöstedt, 1907
Odontotermes patruus Sjöstedt, 1913
Odontotermes rectanguloides Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes stercorivorus Sjöstedt, 1907
Odontotermes tanganicus Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes transvaalensis Sjöstedt, 1902
Odontotermes zambesiensis Sjöstedt, 1914
Pericapritermes dumicola Harris, 1954
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta benzoni Princis, 1951
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Promirotermes bellicosi Wasmann, 1912
Promirotermes gracilipes Schmitz, 1917
Promirotermes massaicus Sjöstedt, 1907
Pseudacanthotermes grandiceps Sjöstedt, 1915
Pseudacanthotermes militaris militaris Hagen, 1858
Pseudacanthotermes spiniger Sjöstedt, 1900
Pseudoderopeltis jeanneli Chopard, 1938
Pseudoderopeltis microthorax Chopard, 1938
Pseudoderopeltis petrophila Shelford, 1910
Pseudoderopeltis rothschildi Shelford, 1907
Pseudoderopeltis simulans Princis, 1951
Schedorhinotermes lamanianus Sjöstedt, 1911
Stolotermes inopus Gay, 1967
Synacanthotermes zanzibarensis Sjöstedt, 1915
Termes hospes Sjöstedt, 1900
Trinervitermes bettonianus Sjöstedt, 1905
Trinervitermes dispar Sjöstedt, 1902
Trinervitermes gratiosus Sjöstedt, 1924

Subnodes of Blattoidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches, Oriental cockroaches
6
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHodotermitidae
Desneux, 1904
Harvester termites
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKalotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Dampwood termites, Drywood termites
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKrausichnidae
Genise, 2004
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRhinotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Subterranean termites
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, termite
29
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermopsidae
Grassé, 1949
damp wood termite, Dampwood termites, Rottenwood termites
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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