Checklist of Subfamily Macrotermitinae Kemner, 1934 (Fungus Growing Termites)
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
| | Family | Termitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite | 63
130 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Macrotermitinae
Kemner, 1934
Fungus Growing Termites | 8
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
8 Genera with 26 Species
Species list for Nigeria
26 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acanthotermes acanthothorax Sjöstedt, 1898 | | | Ancistrotermes cavithorax Sjöstedt, 1899 | | | Ancistrotermes crucifer Sjöstedt, 1897 | | | Ancistrotermes crucifer crucifer Sjöstedt, 1897 | | | Ancistrotermes equatorius Harris, 1966 | | | Ancistrotermes guineensis Silvestri, 1912 | | | Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781 | Sudanese warlike termite | | Macrotermes herus Sjöstedt, 1914 | | | Macrotermes ivorensis Grassé & No..., 1951 | | | Macrotermes lilljeborgi Sjöstedt, 1896 | | | Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898 | | | Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842 | | | Megaprotermes giffardii Silvestri, 1914 | | | Microtermes aluco Sjöstedt, 1904 | | | Microtermes congoensis Sjöstedt, 1911 | | | Microtermes congoensis congoensis Sjöstedt, 1911 | | | Microtermes lepidus Sjöstedt, 1924 | | | Microtermes subhyalinus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Odontotermes fidens Sjöstedt, 1904 | | | Odontotermes magdalenae Grassé & No..., 1950 | | | Odontotermes pauperans Silvestri, 1912 | | | Odontotermes smeathmani Fuller, 1924 | | | Odontotermes sudanensis Sjöstedt, 1924 | | | Protermes hirticeps Sjöstedt, 1924 | | | Protermes minimus Ruelle, 1971 | | | Protermes minutus Grassé, 1937 | | | Pseudacanthotermes militaris Sjöstedt, 1905 | Sugarcane termite | | Pseudacanthotermes militaris militaris Hagen, 1858 | | | Pseudacanthotermes spiniger Sjöstedt, 1900 | |
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