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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
38
238
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
10
61
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
5
43
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
36
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMacrotermitinae
Kemner, 1934
Fungus Growing Termites
8
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
8 Genera with 25 Species
Allodontermes Silvestri, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrotermes Silvestri, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1899Fungus-culturing termites5SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19977SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Protermes Holmgren, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthotermes Sjöstedt, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Synacanthotermes Holmgren, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
25 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allodontermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1914
Allodontermes schultzei Silvestri, 1908
Allodontermes tenax Silvestri, 1912
Ancistrotermes latinotus Holmgren, 1912
Macrotermes falciger Gerstäcker, 1891
Macrotermes michaelseni Sjöstedt, 1914
Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898
Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842
Macrotermes vitrialatus Sjöstedt, 1899
Microtermes albopartitus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microtermes chomaensis Bacchus, 1997
Microtermes etiolatus Fuller, 1922
Microtermes lounsburyi Fuller, 1922
Microtermes luteus Harris, 1954
Microtermes magnocellus Sjöstedt, 1915
Microtermes pamelae Bacchus, 1997
Odontotermes flammifrons Sjöstedt, 1926
Odontotermes lacustris Harris, 1960
Odontotermes latericius latericius Haviland, 1898
Protermes minimus Ruelle, 1971
Protermes minutus Grassé, 1937
Protermes mwekerae Ruelle, 1971
Pseudacanthotermes militaris militaris Hagen, 1858
Pseudacanthotermes spiniger Sjöstedt, 1900
Synacanthotermes trilobatus Sjöstedt, 1926


Links, sources and further information
Macrotermitinae at itis.gov