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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4493
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4489
12400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4383
12048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
304
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
9
87
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
4
72
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
4 Families width 149 Species and 10 Subspecies
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites130SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites11SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites6SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
72 Genera with 149 Species
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Acanthotermes Sjöstedt, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Acholotermes Sands, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Acidnotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Adaiphrotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Aderitotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Afrosubulitermes Emerson, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Allognathotermes Silvestri, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Alyscotermes Sands, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Amalotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Amicotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Anaorotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrotermes Silvestri, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Anenteotermes Sands, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Apagotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Apicotermes Holmgren, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Apilitermes Holmgren, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Astalotermes Sands, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Astratotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Basidentitermes Holmgren, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Batillitermes Uys, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Bicornitermes Krishna, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotermes Silvestri, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Coptotermes Wasmann, 1911Subterranean Termite2SpeciesTaxom
Coxotermes Grassé & No..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Crenetermes Silvestri, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotermes Banks, 1987drywood termite3SpeciesTaxom
Cubitermes Wasmann, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Eburnitermes Noirot, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Eremotermes Silvestri, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Euchilotermes Silvestri, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Eutermellus Silvestri, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Fastigitermes Sjoestedt, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Foraminitermes Holmgren, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Fulleritermes Coaton, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Furculitermes Emerson, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Heimitermes Grassé, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Jugositermes Emerson, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyxotermes Sands, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1842Fungus-culturing termites6SpeciesTaxom
Megagnathotermes Silvestri, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Megaprotermes Ruelle, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19127SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Mimeutermes Silvestri, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Mucrotermes Emerson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 19249SpeciesTaxom
Neotermes Holmgren, 1902Damp-wood Termites6SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Ophiotermes Sjöstedt, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Orthotermes Silvestri, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Proboscitermes Sjöstedt, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Procubitermes Silvestri, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Promirotermes Silvestri, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Protermes Holmgren, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Psammotermes Desneux, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthotermes Sjöstedt, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrotermes Holmgren, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Reticulitermes Holmgren, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Rostrotermes Grassé, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Schedorhinotermes Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerotermes Holmgren, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Thoracotermes Wasmann, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Tuberculitermes Holmgren, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Unguitermes Sjoestedt, 19732SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
149 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acanthotermes acanthothorax Sjöstedt, 1898
Acholotermes socialis Sjöstedt, 1899
Acidnotermes praus Sands, 1972
Adaiphrotermes cuniculator Sands, 1972
Aderitotermes cavator Sands, 1972
Afrosubulitermes congoensis Emerson, 1960
Allognathotermes aburiensis Sjöstedt, 1926
Allognathotermes hypogeus Silvestri, 1914
Allognathotermes ivorensis Grassé & No..., 1955
Alyscotermes kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1907
Amalotermes phaeocephalus Sands, 1972
Amicotermes galenus Sands, 1972
Amitermes evuncifer Silvestri, 1912
Amitermes guineensis Sands, 1992
Amitermes spinifer Silvestri, 1914
Amitermes stephensoni Harris, 1957
Anaorotermes echinocolon Sands, 1972
Ancistrotermes cavithorax Sjöstedt, 1899
Ancistrotermes crucifer Sjöstedt, 1897
Ancistrotermes crucifer crucifer Sjöstedt, 1897
Ancistrotermes equatorius Harris, 1966
Ancistrotermes guineensis Silvestri, 1912
Anenteotermes improcinctus Sands, 1972
Anenteotermes polyscolus Sands, 1972
Angulitermes truncatus Sjöstedt, 1926
Apagotermes stolidus Sands, 1972
Apicotermes arquieri Grassé & No..., 1955
Apicotermes occultus Silvestri, 1914
Apilitermes longiceps Sjostedt, 1899
Astalotermes benignus Sands, 1972
Astalotermes concilians Silvestri, 1914
Astalotermes quietus Silvestri, 1914
Astratotermes prosenus Sands, 1972
Ateuchotermes sentosus Sands, 1972
Basidentitermes aurivillii Sjöstedt, 1897
Basidentitermes mactus mactus Sjöstedt, 1911
Basidentitermes mactus supera Silvestri, 1914
Basidentitermes potens Silvestri, 1914
Batillitermes clypeatus Sands, 1995
Bicornitermes exsertifrons Wilkinson, 1958
Bicornitermes spinicollis Wilkinson, 1958
Cephalotermes rectangularis Sjöstedt, 1899
Coptotermes intermedius Silvestri, 1912
Coptotermes sjostedti Holmgren, 1911
Coxotermes boukokoensis Grassé & No..., 1955
Crenetermes albotarsalis Sjöstedt, 1897
Cryptotermes brevis Walker, 1853Drywood Termite
Cryptotermes havilandi Sjostedt, 1900
Cryptotermes silvestrii Bacchus, 1987
Cubitermes fungifaber Sjostedt, 1924
Cubitermes gaigei Emerson, 1928
Cubitermes oculatus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes severus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes subcrenulatus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes sulcifrons Wasmann, 1911
Deropeltis carbonaria Gerstaecker, 1883
Eburnitermes grassei Noirot, 1966
Eremotermes nanus Harris, 1960
Euchilotermes acutidens Silvestri, 1914
Euchilotermes tensus tensus Silvestri, 1914
Eutermellus aquilinus Sands, 1965
Eutermellus convergens Silvestri, 1912
Eutermellus undulans Sands, 1965
Fastigitermes jucundus Sjöstedt, 1907
Foraminitermes tubifrons Holmgren, 1912
Foraminitermes valens Silvestri, 1914
Fulleritermes tenebricus Silvestri, 1914
Furculitermes winifredae Emerson, 1960
Hebardina agaboides Gerstaecker, 1883
Heimitermes laticeps Grassé & No..., 1955
Jugositermes tuberculatus Emerson, 1928
Leptomyxotermes doriae Silvestri, 1912
Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781Sudanese warlike termite
Macrotermes herus Sjöstedt, 1914
Macrotermes ivorensis Grassé & No..., 1951
Macrotermes lilljeborgi Sjöstedt, 1896
Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898
Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842
Megagnathotermes notandus Silvestri, 1914
Megaprotermes giffardii Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes dolichognathus Silvestri, 1912
Microcerotermes edentatus Wasmann, 1911
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis fuscotibialis Sjöstedt, 1896
Microcerotermes parvulus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microcerotermes parvus Haviland, 1898
Microcerotermes progrediens Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes solidus Silvestri, 1912
Microtermes aluco Sjöstedt, 1904
Microtermes congoensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Microtermes congoensis congoensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Microtermes lepidus Sjöstedt, 1924
Microtermes subhyalinus Silvestri, 1914
Mimeutermes edentatus Sands, 1956
Mimeutermes sorex Silvestri, 1914
Mucrotermes heterochilus Silvestri, 1914
Nasutitermes arborum Smeathman, 1781
Nasutitermes camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1899
Nasutitermes diabolus Sjöstedt, 1907
Nasutitermes elegantulus Sjöstedt, 1911
Nasutitermes ferranti Wasmann, 1911
Nasutitermes fulleri Emerson, 1928
Nasutitermes latifrons Sjöstedt, 1896
Nasutitermes lujae Wasmann, 1911
Nasutitermes schoutedeni Sjöstedt, 1924
Neotermes aburiensis Sjostedt, 1926
Neotermes agilis Sjöstedt, 1902
Neotermes camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900
Neotermes gestri Silvestri, 1912
Neotermes nigeriensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Neotermes pallidicollis Sjöstedt, 1902
Odontotermes fidens Sjöstedt, 1904
Odontotermes magdalenae Grassé & No..., 1950
Odontotermes pauperans Silvestri, 1912
Odontotermes smeathmani Fuller, 1924
Odontotermes sudanensis Sjöstedt, 1924
Ophiotermes grandilabius Emerson, 1928
Orthotermes depressifrons Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes appellans Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes chiasognathus Sjöstedt, 1904
Pericapritermes heteronotus Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes nigerianus Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes urgens urgens Silvestri, 1914
Proboscitermes tubuliferus Sjöstedt, 1907
Procubitermes aburiensis Sjostedt, 1926
Procubitermes arboricola Sjöstedt, 1897
Procubitermes sjostedti Rosen, 1912
Promirotermes holmgreni holmgreni Silvestri, 1912
Promirotermes holmgreni infera Silvestri, 1914
Promirotermes redundans Silvestri, 1914
Protermes hirticeps Sjöstedt, 1924
Protermes minimus Ruelle, 1971
Protermes minutus Grassé, 1937
Psammotermes senegalensis Sjöstedt, 1924
Pseudacanthotermes militaris Sjöstedt, 1905Sugarcane termite
Pseudacanthotermes militaris militaris Hagen, 1858
Pseudacanthotermes spiniger Sjöstedt, 1900
Pseudomicrotermes alboniger Wasmann, 1911
Reticulitermes banyulensis Clement, 1978
Rostrotermes cornutus Grassé, 1943
Schedorhinotermes lamanianus Sjöstedt, 1911
Schedorhinotermes putorius Sjöstedt, 1896
Sphaerotermes sphaerothorax Sjoestedt, 1911
Termes baculi Sjöstedt, 1900
Termes hospes Sjöstedt, 1900
Thoracotermes macrothorax Sjöstedt, 1899
Trinervitermes geminatus Wasmann, 1897
Trinervitermes occidentalis Sjöstedt, 1904
Trinervitermes oeconomus Trägårdh, 1904
Trinervitermes togoensis Sjöstedt, 1899
Trinervitermes trinervius Rambur, 1842
Tuberculitermes bycanistes Sjöstedt, 1905
Tuberculitermes guineensis Silvestri, 1914
Unguitermes bidentatus Silvestri, 1914
Unguitermes magnus Ruelle, 1973

Subnodes of Blattoidea with occurrences in Nigeria
FamilyBlattidae
Stephens, 1829
American cockroaches, Household cockroaches, Oriental cockroaches
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKalotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Dampwood termites, Drywood termites
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRhinotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Subterranean termites
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, termite
63
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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