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Checklist for Subfamily Macrotermitinae Kemner, 1934 (Fungus Growing Termites)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
58
562
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
13
107
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
6
53
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
34
114
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMacrotermitinae
Kemner, 1934
Fungus Growing Termites
7
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
7 Genera with 43 Species
Allodontermes Silvestri, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrotermes Silvestri, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1899Fungus-culturing termites8SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 191423SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthotermes Sjöstedt, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Synacanthotermes Holmgren, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
43 Species and 5 Subspecies
Allodontermes tenax Silvestri, 1912
Ancistrotermes latinotus Holmgren, 1912
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
Macrotermes ukuzii Fuller, 1922
Macrotermes vitrialatus Sjöstedt, 1899
Microtermes albopartitus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microtermes alluaudanus Sjöstedt, 1915
Microtermes luteus Harris, 1954
Microtermes magnocellus Sjöstedt, 1915
Microtermes redenianus Sjöstedt, 1904
Microtermes vadschaggae Sjöstedt, 1907
Odontotermes amanicus Sjöstedt, 1925
Odontotermes amaniensis Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes anceps Sjöstedt, 1911
Odontotermes apollo Sjöstedt, 1905
Odontotermes aurora Sjöstedt, 1904
Odontotermes badius badius Haviland, 1898
Odontotermes boranicus Ghidini, 1937
Odontotermes caffrariae Sjöstedt, 1897
Odontotermes culturarum Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes fallax Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes kibarensis Fuller, 1923
Odontotermes latericius latericius Haviland, 1898
Odontotermes mediocris Sjöstedt, 1911
Odontotermes microps Sjöstedt, 1899
Odontotermes monodon monodon Gerstäcker, 1891
Odontotermes palmquisti Sjöstedt, 1907
Odontotermes ramulosus Sjöstedt, 1904
Odontotermes rectanguloides Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes stercorivorus Sjöstedt, 1907
Odontotermes tanganicus Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes terricola Sjöstedt, 1902
Odontotermes transvaalensis Sjöstedt, 1902
Odontotermes zambesiensis Sjöstedt, 1914
Pseudacanthotermes grandiceps Sjöstedt, 1915
Pseudacanthotermes militaris laticeps Sjöstedt, 1905
Pseudacanthotermes militaris militaris Hagen, 1858
Pseudacanthotermes spiniger Sjöstedt, 1900
Synacanthotermes zanzibarensis Sjöstedt, 1915


Links, sources and further information
Macrotermitinae at itis.gov