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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
32230
411245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
32201
411191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
31720
407430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
85
967
5498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
18
296
2299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
12
219
2048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRhinotermitidae
Froggatt, 1897
Subterranean termites
16
334
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
16 Genera with 334 Species
Acorhinotermes Emerson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Archeorhinotermes Krishna & Gr..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Coptotermes Wasmann, 1929Subterranean Termite51SpeciesTaxom
Dolichorhinotermes Snyder & Eme..., 19259SpeciesTaxom
Heterotermes Froggatt, 198222SpeciesTaxom
Macrorhinotermes Holmgren, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Parastylotermes Snyder & Eme..., 19315SpeciesTaxom
Parrhinotermes Holmgren, 199910SpeciesTaxom
Prorhinotermes Silvestri, 19767SpeciesTaxom
Prostylotermes Engel & Grim..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Psammotermes Desneux, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Reticulitermes Holmgren, 1983153SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermes Hagen, 18335SpeciesTaxom
Schedorhinotermes Silvestri, 189821SpeciesTaxom
Stylotermes Holmgren, 198644SpeciesTaxom
Termitogeton Desneux, 18582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
334 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acorhinotermes subfusciceps Emerson, 1925
Archeorhinotermes rossi Krishna & Gr..., 2003
Coptotermes bannaensis Xia & He, 1986
Coptotermes beckeri Mathur & Chh..., 1969
Coptotermes bentongensis Krishna, 1956
Coptotermes boetonensis Kemner, 1934
Coptotermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1911
Coptotermes changtaiensis Xia & He, 1986
Coptotermes chaoxianensis Huang & Li, 1985
Coptotermes cochlearus Xia & He, 1986
Coptotermes curvignathus (Holmgren, 1913)⇒ Eremiaphila cordofan Werner, 1907
Coptotermes cyclocoryphus Zhu, Li & Ma, 1984
Coptotermes dimorphus Xia & He, 1986
Coptotermes elisae Desneux, 1905Papuan plantation termite
Coptotermes emersoni Ahmad, 1953
Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909Formosan subterranean termite
Coptotermes frenchi Hill, 1932Australian subterranean termite
Coptotermes gaurii Roonwal & Kr..., 1955
Coptotermes gestroi Wasmann, 1896Asian subterranean termite
Coptotermes grandis Li & Huang, 1985
Coptotermes guangdongensis Ping, 1985
Coptotermes guizhouensis He & Qui, 1992
Coptotermes gulangyuensis Li & Huang, 1986
Coptotermes hainanensis Li & Tsai, 1985
Coptotermes heimi Wasmann, 1902
Coptotermes hekouensis Xia & He, 1986
Coptotermes hirsutus K. Krishna, 2009
Coptotermes intermedius Silvestri, 1912
Coptotermes kalshoveni Kemner, 1934
Coptotermes kishori Roonwal & Ch..., 1962
Coptotermes lacteus Froggatt, 1898Milk Termite
Coptotermes longignathus Xia & He, 1986
Coptotermes longistriatus Li & Huang, 1985
Coptotermes melanoistriatus Gao, Lau & He, 1995
Coptotermes menadoae Oshima, 1914
Coptotermes minutissimus Kemner, 1934
Coptotermes monosetosus Tsai & Li, 1985
Coptotermes ochraceus Ping & Xu, 1986
Coptotermes oshimai Light & Davis, 1929
Coptotermes paleodominicanus K. Krishna, 2009
Coptotermes peregrinator Kemner, 1934
Coptotermes premrasmii Ahmad, 1965
Coptotermes priscus A. E. Emerson, 1971
Coptotermes sepangensis Krishna, 1956
Coptotermes shanghaiensis Xia & He, 1986
Coptotermes sinabangensis Oshima, 1923
Coptotermes sjostedti Holmgren, 1911
Coptotermes sucineus A. E. Emerson, 1971
Coptotermes suzhouensis Xia & He, 1986
Coptotermes testaceus Linnaeus, 1758
Coptotermes travians Haviland, 1898Asian subterranean termite
Coptotermes varicapitatus Tsai & Li, 1985
Coptotermes vastator Light, 1929Asian subterranean termite
Dolichorhinotermes apopnus M. S. Engel, 2007
Dolichorhinotermes dominicanus T. Schlemmer..., 2000
Dolichorhinotermes japuraensis Constantino, 1991
Dolichorhinotermes lanciarius Engel & Krishna, 2007
Dolichorhinotermes latilabrum Snyder, 1926
Dolichorhinotermes longidens Snyder, 1924
Dolichorhinotermes longilabius Emerson, 1925
Dolichorhinotermes neli Ensaf & Betsch, 2002
Dolichorhinotermes tenebrosus Emerson, 1925
Heterotermes aethiopicus Sjöstedt, 1911
Heterotermes assu Constantino, 2000
Heterotermes aureus Snyder, 1920Desert subterranean termite
Heterotermes balwanti Mathur & Chh..., 1969
Heterotermes cardini Snyder, 1924
Heterotermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1911
Heterotermes convexinotatus Snyder, 1924
Heterotermes crinitus Emerson, 1925
Heterotermes eocenicus Engel, 2008
Heterotermes gertrudae Roonwal, 1953
Heterotermes indicola Wasmann, 1902
Heterotermes longiceps Snyder, 1924
Heterotermes maculatus Light, 1933
Heterotermes malabaricus Snyder, 1933
Heterotermes omanae Chhotani, 1988
Heterotermes pamatatensis Kemner, 1934
Heterotermes philippinensis Light, 1921Philippine subterranean termite
Heterotermes primaevus T. E. Snyder, 1960
Heterotermes sulcatus Mathews, 1977
Heterotermes tenuior Haviland, 1898
Heterotermes tenuis Hagen, 1858Subterranean termite
Heterotermes wittmeri Chhotani & Bose, 1982
Macrorhinotermes maximus Holmgren, 1913
Parastylotermes calico W. D. Pierce, 1958
Parastylotermes frazieri T. E. Snyder, 1955
Parastylotermes krishnai M. S. Engel, 2011
Parastylotermes robustus K. von Rosen, 1913
Parastylotermes washingtonensis Snyder, 1931
Parrhinotermes aequalis Haviland, 1898
Parrhinotermes buttelreepeni Holmgren, 1913
Parrhinotermes inaequalis Haviland, 1898
Parrhinotermes khasii Roonwal & Se..., 1956
Parrhinotermes microdentiformis Thapa, 1982
Parrhinotermes microdentiformisoides Thapa, 1982
Parrhinotermes minor Thapa, 1982
Parrhinotermes pygmaeus John, 1925
Parrhinotermes ruiliensis Tsai & Huang, 1982
Parrhinotermes shamimi Bose, 1999
Prorhinotermes flavus Bugnion & Po..., 1910
Prorhinotermes hainanensis Ping & Xu, 1989
Prorhinotermes molinoi Snyder, 1924
Prorhinotermes oceanicus Wasmann, 1902
Prorhinotermes simplex Hagen, 1858
Prorhinotermes spectabilis Ping & Xu, 1989
Prorhinotermes xishaensis Li & Tsai, 1976
Prostylotermes kamboja Engel & Grim..., 2011
Psammotermes allocerus Silvestri, 1908
Psammotermes hybostoma Desneux, 1902Sand termite
Psammotermes prohybostoma Ravan & Akhtar, 1999
Psammotermes rajasthanicus Roonwal & Bose, 1960
Reticulitermes aculabialis Tsai & Huang, 1977
Reticulitermes aegeus Ghesini & Ma..., 2015
Reticulitermes affinis Hsia & Fan, 1965
Reticulitermes altus Gao, Pan, Ma..., 1982
Reticulitermes amamianus Morimoto, 1968
Reticulitermes ampliceps Wang & Li, 1984
Reticulitermes ancyleus Ping, 1986
Reticulitermes angustatus He & Qiu, 1990
Reticulitermes angusticephalus Ping & Xu, 1983
Reticulitermes antiquus N. Ouchakoff, 1838
Reticulitermes arenicola Goellner, 1931
Reticulitermes arenincola Goellner, 1931
Reticulitermes assamensis Gardner, 1945
Reticulitermes aurantius Ping & Xu, 1987
Reticulitermes balkanensis Clément, 1984
Reticulitermes banyulensis Clement, 1978
Reticulitermes bicristatus He & Qiu, 1990
Reticulitermes bitumulus Ping & Xu, 1987
Reticulitermes brachygnathus Li, Ping & Ji, 1982
Reticulitermes brevicurvatus Ping & Xu, 1983
Reticulitermes cancrifemuris Zhu, 1984
Reticulitermes castanus Ping, 1986
Reticulitermes chayuensis Tsai & Huang, 1975
Reticulitermes chinensis Hsia & Fang, 1965
Reticulitermes choui Ping & Zhang, 1989
Reticulitermes chryseus Ping, 1986
Reticulitermes citrinus Ping & Li, 1982
Reticulitermes clypeatus Lash, 1952
Reticulitermes coelceps Zhu, Huang &..., 1993
Reticulitermes conus Xia & Fan, 1981
Reticulitermes creedei T. E. Snyder, 1938
Reticulitermes croceus Ping & Xu, 1982
Reticulitermes curticeps Yang, Zhu & ..., 1992
Reticulitermes curvatus Hsia & Fan, 1965
Reticulitermes cymbidii Ping & Xu, 1993
Reticulitermes dabieshanensis Wang & Li, 1984
Reticulitermes dantuensis Gao & Zhu, 1982
Reticulitermes dayongensis Zhu, Huang &..., 1993
Reticulitermes dichrous Ping, 1985
Reticulitermes dinghuensis Ping, Zhu & Li, 1980
Reticulitermes dofleini L. Armbruster, 1941
Reticulitermes emei Gao, Zhu, Go..., 1981
Reticulitermes fengduensis Ping & Chen, 1984
Reticulitermes flaviceps Oshima, 1908
Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar, 1837Eastern subterranean termite
Reticulitermes fossarum S. H. Scudder, 1883
Reticulitermes fukienensis Light, 1924
Reticulitermes fulvimarginalis Wang & Li, 1984
Reticulitermes ganga Bose, 1999
Reticulitermes gaoshi Li & Ma, 1987
Reticulitermes gaoyaoensis Tsai & Li, 1977
Reticulitermes grandis Hsia & Fan, 1965
Reticulitermes grassei Clement, 1978Mediterranean Termite
Reticulitermes guangzhouensis Ping, 1985
Reticulitermes guilinensis Li & Xiao, 1989
Reticulitermes guiyangensis He & Qui, 1990
Reticulitermes guizhouensis Ping & Xu, 1987
Reticulitermes gulinensis Gao, Pan, Ma..., 1982
Reticulitermes hageni Banks, 1920Atlantic ghost crab
Reticulitermes hainanensis Tsai & Huang, 1977
Reticulitermes hartungi O. Heer, 1865
Reticulitermes hesperus Banks, 1920Atlantic ghost crab
Reticulitermes holmgreni Statz, 1939
Reticulitermes huangi Krishna, 2013
Reticulitermes huapingensis Li, 1980
Reticulitermes hubeiensis Ping & Huang, 1992
Reticulitermes hunanensis Tsai & Peng, 1980
Reticulitermes hypsofrons Ping & Li, 1981
Reticulitermes jiangchengensis Yang, Zhu & ..., 1992
Reticulitermes kanmonensis Takematsu, 1999
Reticulitermes labralis Hsia & Fan, 1965
Reticulitermes largus Li & Ma, 1984
Reticulitermes latilabris Ping, 1986
Reticulitermes laurae W. D. Pierce, 1958
Reticulitermes leiboensis Gao & Xia, 1983
Reticulitermes leigongshanensis Zhu, Huang, ..., 1993
Reticulitermes leptogulus Ping & Xu, 1981
Reticulitermes leptomandibularis Hsia & Fan, 1965
Reticulitermes levatoriceps He & Qui, 1990
Reticulitermes lianchengensis Li & Ma, 1984
Reticulitermes lii Ping & Huang, 1993
Reticulitermes lingulatus Ping, 1986
Reticulitermes longicephalus Tsai & Chen, 1963
Reticulitermes longigulus Ping & Li, 1993
Reticulitermes longipennis Wang & Li, 1984
Reticulitermes lucifugus corsicus Clément, 1977
Reticulitermes lucifugus lucifugus Rossi, 1792
Reticulitermes luofunicus Zhu, Ma & Li, 1982
Reticulitermes magdalenae Bathellier, 1927
Reticulitermes majiangensis Zhu, Huang &..., 1993
Reticulitermes malletei Howard & ClÃ..., 1985
Reticulitermes mangshanensis Li & Ping, 1983
Reticulitermes maopingensis Zhu, Huang &..., 1993
Reticulitermes microcephalus Zhu, 1984
Reticulitermes minimus T. E. Snyder, 1928
Reticulitermes minutus Ping & Xu, 1983
Reticulitermes mirogulus He & Qui, 1990
Reticulitermes mirus Gao, Zhu & Zhao, 1985
Reticulitermes miyatakei Morimoto, 1968
Reticulitermes nanjiangensis Chen & Ping, 1984
Reticulitermes nelsonae Lim & Forschler, 2012
Reticulitermes neochinensis Li & Huang, 1986
Reticulitermes okinawanus Morimoto, 1968
Reticulitermes oocephalus Ping & Li, 1981
Reticulitermes oreophilus Ping & Li, 1983
Reticulitermes ovatilabrum Xia & Fan, 1981
Reticulitermes paralucifugus Ping & Zhang, 1989
Reticulitermes parvus Li, 1979
Reticulitermes perangustus Gao, Shi & Zhu, 1984
Reticulitermes periflaviceps Ping & Xu, 1993
Reticulitermes perilabralis Ping & Xu, 1992
Reticulitermes perilucifugus Ping, 1985
Reticulitermes pingjiangensis Tsai & Peng, 1983
Reticulitermes planifrons Li & Ping, 1981
Reticulitermes planimentus Zhu, Huang &..., 1993
Reticulitermes pliozaenicus H. Weidner, 1971
Reticulitermes pseudaculabialis Gao, Pan, Ma..., 1982
Reticulitermes qingdaoensis Li & Ma, 1987
Reticulitermes qingjiangensis Gao & Wang, 1982
Reticulitermes rectis Xia & Fan, 1981
Reticulitermes saraswati Roonwal & Ch..., 1962
Reticulitermes setosus Li & Xiao, 1989
Reticulitermes solidimandibulas Li & Xiao, 1989
Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis Morimoto, 1968
Reticulitermes speratus leptolabralis Morimoto, 1968
Reticulitermes speratus speratus Kolbe, 1885
Reticulitermes subligulosus Ping & Xu, 1992
Reticulitermes sublongicapitatus Ping, 1986
Reticulitermes sylvestris Ping & Xu, 1993
Reticulitermes testudineus Li & Ping, 1981
Reticulitermes tianpingshanensis Zhu & Huang, 1993
Reticulitermes tibetanus Huang & Han, 1988
Reticulitermes tibialis Banks, 1920Arid land subterranean termite
Reticulitermes tirapi Chhotani & Das, 1983
Reticulitermes translucens Ping & Xu, 1983
Reticulitermes trichocephalus Ping, 1985
Reticulitermes tricholabralis Ping & Li, 1992
Reticulitermes trichothorax Ping & Xu, 1983
Reticulitermes tricolorus Ping & Li, 1982
Reticulitermes urbis Bagneres & C..., 2003
Reticulitermes virginicus Banks, 1907Dark southeastern subterranean termite
Reticulitermes wugangensis Huang & Yin, 1983
Reticulitermes wugongensis Li & Huang, 1986
Reticulitermes wuyishanensis Li & Huang, 1986
Reticulitermes xingshanensis Ping & Liu, 1992
Reticulitermes xingyiensis Ping & Xu, 1983
Reticulitermes yaeyamanus Morimoto, 1968
Reticulitermes yinae Zhu, Huang & Li, 1986
Reticulitermes yingdeensis Tsai & Li, 1977
Reticulitermes yizhangensis Huang & Tong, 1980
Reticulitermes yongdingensis Ping, 1984
Reticulitermes yunsiensis Li & Huang, 1986
Reticulitermes zhaoi Ping & Li, 1983
Rhinotermes hispidus Emerson, 1925
Rhinotermes manni Snyder, 1924
Rhinotermes marginalis Linnaeus, 1758
Rhinotermes miocenicus Nel & Paicheler, 1993
Rhinotermes nasutus Perty, 1833
Schedorhinotermes bidentatus Oshima, 1920
Schedorhinotermes brevialatus Haviland, 1898
Schedorhinotermes butteli Holmgren, 1914
Schedorhinotermes eleanorae Roonwal & Bose, 1970
Schedorhinotermes fortignathus Xia & He, 1980
Schedorhinotermes ganlanbaensis Xia & He, 1980
Schedorhinotermes holmgreni Emerson, 1949
Schedorhinotermes insolitus Xia & He, 1980
Schedorhinotermes leopoldi Kemner, 1933
Schedorhinotermes longirostris Brauer, 1866
Schedorhinotermes magnus Tsai & Chen, 1963
Schedorhinotermes makassarensis Kemner, 1934
Schedorhinotermes makilingensis Acda, 2007
Schedorhinotermes malaccensis Holmgren, 1913
Schedorhinotermes medioobscurus Holmgren, 1914
Schedorhinotermes nancowriensis Maiti & Chak..., 1994
Schedorhinotermes pyricephalus Xia & He, 1980
Schedorhinotermes rectangularis Ahmad, 1965
Schedorhinotermes tenuis Oshima, 1923
Schedorhinotermes tiwarii Roonwal & Th..., 1963
Schedorhinotermes translucens Haviland, 1898
Stylotermes acrofrons Ping & Liu, 1981
Stylotermes ahmadi Akhtar, 1975
Stylotermes alpinus Ping, 1983
Stylotermes angustignathus Gao, Zhu & Gong, 1982
Stylotermes beesoni Thakur, 1975
Stylotermes bengalensis Mathur & Chh..., 1959
Stylotermes chakratensis Mathur & Thapa, 1963
Stylotermes changtingensis Fan & Xia, 1981
Stylotermes chengduensis Gao & Zhu, 1980
Stylotermes chongqingensis Chen & Ping, 1983
Stylotermes choui Ping & Xu, 1981
Stylotermes crinis Gao, Zhu & Gong, 1981
Stylotermes curvatus Ping & Xu, 1984
Stylotermes dunensis Thakur, 1975
Stylotermes faveolus Chatterjee &..., 1964
Stylotermes fletcheri Holmgren & H..., 1917
Stylotermes fontanellus Gao, Zhu & Han, 1982
Stylotermes guiyangensis Ping & Gong, 1984
Stylotermes hanyuanicus Ping & Liu, 1981
Stylotermes inclinatus Yu & Ping, 1964
Stylotermes jinyunicus Ping & Chen, 1981
Stylotermes labralis Ping & Liu, 1981
Stylotermes laticrus Ping & Xu, 1981
Stylotermes latilabrum Tsai & Chen, 1963
Stylotermes latipedunculus Yu & Ping, 1964
Stylotermes lianpingensis Ping, 1983
Stylotermes longignathus Gao, Zhu & Han, 1981
Stylotermes mecocephalus Ping & Li, 1978
Stylotermes minutus Yu & Ping, 1964
Stylotermes mirabilis He & Qiu, 1990
Stylotermes orthognathus Ping & Xu, 1984
Stylotermes parabengalensis Maiti, 1975
Stylotermes planifrons Chen, 1984
Stylotermes robustus Ping & Li, 1981
Stylotermes roonwali Thapa, 1982
Stylotermes setosus Li & Ping, 1978
Stylotermes sinensis Yu & Ping, 1964
Stylotermes sui Ping & Xu, 1993
Stylotermes triplanus Ping & Liu, 1981
Stylotermes tsaii Gao, Zhu, Ya..., 1982
Stylotermes undulatus Ping & Li, 1978
Stylotermes valvules Tsai & Ping, 1978
Stylotermes wuyinicus Li & Ping, 1981
Stylotermes xichangensis Huang & Zhu, 1986
Termitogeton planus Haviland, 1898
Termitogeton umbilicatus Hagen, 1858

Subnodes of Rhinotermitidae with occurrences in Ecozones
SubfamilyCoptotermitinae
Holmgren, 1910
1
51
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeterotermitinae
Froggatt, 1897
2
172
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProrhinotermitinae
Quennedy and Deligne, 1975
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsammotermitinae
Holmgren, 1911
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhinotermitinae
Froggatt, 1897
5
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStylotermitinae
Holmgren & Holmgren, 1917
3
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTermitogetoninae
Holmgren, 1910
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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