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Checklist for Superfamily Blattoidea Latreille, 1810
and region Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
705
14421
58191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
14403
58163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
668
14215
57520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
85
691
2227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
14
98
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
6
36
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mexico
6 Families width 94 Species and 1 Subspecies
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites38SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae (Stephens, 1829)American cockroaches12SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites26SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites14SpeciesTaxom
Mastotermitidae Desneux, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Termopsidae Grassé, 1949Damp wood termite3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mexico
36 Genera with 94 Species
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Amitermes Silvestri, 19067SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotermes Mueller, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Armitermes Wasmann, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Blatta Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Cahuallitermes Constantino, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Calcaritermes Snyder, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Coptotermes Wasmann, 1758Subterranean Termite3SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotermes Banks, 1918drywood termite3SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Dolichorhinotermes Snyder & Eme..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Embiratermes Fontes, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurycotis Stål, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotermes Froggatt, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Gnathamitermes Light, 1862long jawed desert termite4SpeciesTaxom
Heterotermes Froggatt, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Hoplotermes Light, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Incisitermes Krishna, 19339SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermes Hagen, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Leucotermes Silvestri, 01SpeciesTaxom
Marginitermes Krishna, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Mastotermes Froggatt, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Neotermes Holmgren, 1935Damp-wood Termites2SpeciesTaxom
Paraneotermes Light, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Parvitermes Emerson, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Pelmatosilpha Dohrn, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1839Cockroaches4SpeciesTaxom
Procryptotermes Holmgren, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Pterotermes Holmgren, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Reticulitermes Holmgren, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordella Adelung, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Tenuirostritermes Holmgren, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Zootermopsis Emerson, 1874Dampwood termites3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
94 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amitermes beaumonti Banks, 1918
Amitermes cryptodon Light, 1930
Amitermes emersoni Light, 1930
Amitermes ensifer Light, 1930
Amitermes parvulus Light, 1932
Amitermes wheeleri Desneux, 1906Desert termite
Anoplotermes fumosus Hagen, 1860
Armitermes intermedius Snyder, 1922
Blatta (Blatta) orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta gigantea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Blaberus giganteus Linnaeus, 1758
Cahuallitermes aduncus Constantino, 1994
Cahuallitermes intermedius Snyder, 1922
Calcaritermes colei Krishna, 1962
Calcaritermes parvinotus Light, 1933
Calcaritermes vetus A. E. Emerson, 1969
Coptotermes crassus (Snyder, 1922)⇒ Coptotermes testaceus Linnaeus, 1758
Coptotermes sucineus A. E. Emerson, 1971
Coptotermes testaceus Linnaeus, 1758
Cryptotermes abruptus Scheffrahn &..., 1998
Cryptotermes fatulus Light, 1935
Cryptotermes longicollis Banks, 1918
Deropeltis melanophila Walker, F., 1869
Dolichorhinotermes apopnus M. S. Engel, 2007
Eurycotis mexicana Saussure, 1862
Eurycotis mysteca Saussure, 1862
Glyptotermes perparvus Emerson, 1925
Glyptotermes seeversi Krishna & Em..., 1962
Gnathamitermes grandis Light, 1930
Gnathamitermes nigriceps Light, 1930
Gnathamitermes perplexus Banks, 1920Long-jawed Desert Termite
Gnathamitermes tubiformans Buckley, 1862
Heterotermes aureus Snyder, 1920Desert subterranean termite
Heterotermes convexinotatus Snyder, 1924
Heterotermes maculatus Light, 1933
Heterotermes primaevus T. E. Snyder, 1960
Heterotermes tenuis Hagen, 1858Subterranean termite
Hoplotermes amplus Light, 1933
Incisitermes emersoni Light, 1933
Incisitermes krishnai A. E. Emerson, 1969
Incisitermes marginipennis Latreille, 1811
Incisitermes minor Hagen, 1858Termite
Incisitermes nigritus Snyder, 1946
Incisitermes platycephalus Light, 1933
Incisitermes schwarzi Banks, 1920
Incisitermes seeversi Snyder & Eme..., 1949
Incisitermes snyderi Light, 1933Light southeastern drywood termite
Kalotermes montanus (Snyder, 1922)⇒ Incisitermes marginipennis Latreille, 1811
Kalotermes tuberculifrons (Snyder, 1922)⇒ Incisitermes marginipennis Latreille, 1811
Leucotermes orthognathus
Marginitermes cactiphagus Myles, 1997
Marginitermes hubbardi Banks, 1920Light western dry-wood termite
Mastotermes electromexicus Krishna & Em..., 1983
Microcerotermes bouvieri Desneux, 1904
Microcerotermes gracilis Light, 1933
Microcerotermes septentrionalis Light, 1933
Microcerotermes strunckii Sörensen, 1884
Nasutitermes colimae Light, 1933
Nasutitermes corniger Motschulsky, 1855Conehead termite
Nasutitermes electrinus K. Krishna, 1996
Nasutitermes ephratae Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes globiceps Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes mexicanus Light, 1933
Nasutitermes nigriceps Haldeman, 1853
Nasutitermes pictus Light, 1933
Nasutitermes surinamensis Holmgren, 1910
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Neotermes jouteli Banks, 1920
Neotermes larseni Light, 1935
Paraneotermes simplicicornis Banks, 1920
Parvitermes mexicanus Light, 1933
Parvitermes yucatanus Scheffrahn, 2016
Pelmatosilpha miranha Rehn, J. A. G., 1930
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville, 1839Smokeybrown cockroad
Procryptotermes hesperus Scheffrahn &..., 2001
Pterotermes occidentis Walker, 1853
Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar, 1837Eastern subterranean termite
Reticulitermes hesperus Banks, 1920Atlantic ghost crab
Reticulitermes lucifugus Rossi, 1792Common European termite
Reticulitermes tibialis Banks, 1920Arid land subterranean termite
Shelfordella lateralis (Walker, 1868)⇒ Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775
Tenuirostritermes briciae Snyder, 1922
Tenuirostritermes cinereus Buckley, 1862
Tenuirostritermes incisus Snyder, 1922
Tenuirostritermes strenuus Hagen, 1860
Tenuirostritermes tenuirostris Desneux, 1904
Termes melindae Harris, 1960
Termes panamaensis Snyder, 1923
Zootermopsis angusticollis Hagen, 1858Common damp-wood termite
Zootermopsis laticeps Banks, 1906Arizona Dampwood Termite
Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis Hagen, 1874

Subnodes of Blattoidea with occurrences in Mexico
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches, Oriental cockroaches
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKalotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Dampwood termites, Drywood termites
10
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhinotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Subterranean termites
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, termite
12
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTermopsidae
Grassé, 1949
damp wood termite, Dampwood termites, Rottenwood termites
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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