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Checklist for Family Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 (Subterranean termites)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
142
2517
10595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
27
367
2117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
12
169
1100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRhinotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Subterranean termites
7
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
7 Genera with 30 Species
Coptotermes Wasmann, 1897Subterranean Termite16SpeciesTaxom
Heterotermes Froggatt, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Prorhinotermes Silvestri, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Psammotermes Desneux, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Reticulitermes Holmgren, 17925SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermes Hagen, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Schedorhinotermes Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coptotermes acinaciformis Froggatt, 1898Subterranean Termite
Coptotermes amanii Sjöstedt, 1911
Coptotermes curvignathus (Holmgren, 1913)⇒ Eremiaphila cordofan Werner, 1907
Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909Formosan subterranean termite
Coptotermes frenchi Hill, 1932Australian subterranean termite
Coptotermes gestroi Wasmann, 1896Asian subterranean termite
Coptotermes hirsutus K. Krishna, 2009
Coptotermes intermedius Silvestri, 1912
Coptotermes mauricianus Rambur, 1842
Coptotermes paleodominicanus K. Krishna, 2009
Coptotermes paradoxus Sjöstedt, 1911
Coptotermes priscus A. E. Emerson, 1971
Coptotermes reductus Sjostedt, 1926
Coptotermes silvaticus Harris, 1968
Coptotermes sjostedti Holmgren, 1911
Coptotermes truncatus Wasmann, 1897
Heterotermes aethiopicus Sjöstedt, 1911
Heterotermes perfidus Silvestri, 1936
Heterotermes philippinensis Light, 1921Philippine subterranean termite
Prorhinotermes canalifrons Sjöstedt, 1904
Psammotermes allocerus Silvestri, 1908
Psammotermes hybostoma Desneux, 1902Sand termite
Psammotermes senegalensis Sjöstedt, 1924
Psammotermes voeltzkowi Wasmann, 1910
Reticulitermes banyulensis Clement, 1978
Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar, 1837Eastern subterranean termite
Reticulitermes grassei Clement, 1978Mediterranean Termite
Reticulitermes lucifugus Rossi, 1792Common European termite
Reticulitermes lucifugus lucifugus Rossi, 1792
Schedorhinotermes lamanianus Sjöstedt, 1911
Schedorhinotermes putorius Sjöstedt, 1896

Subnodes of Rhinotermitidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyCoptotermitinae
Holmgren, 1910
1
16
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeterotermitinae
Froggatt, 1897
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProrhinotermitinae
Quennedy and Deligne, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsammotermitinae
Holmgren, 1911
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhinotermitinae
Froggatt, 1897
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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