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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Termes Linnaeus, 1758
is a synonym of Genus Liposcelis Motschulsky, 1852
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Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
652
12648
108742
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
129
1844
16974
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
21
663
7613
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
324
3774
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
56
1622
Genera
Species
GenusTermes
Linnaeus, 1758
410Species
Subnodes of Termes Linnaeus, 1758
SubgenusTermes (Eutermes)
Heer, 1849
6Species
SubgenusTermes (Termes)
Linnaeus, 1758
1Species
SubgenusTermes (Termopsis)
2Species
SpeciesTermes acanthothorax Sjöstedt, 1898
SpeciesTermes aciculatus Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes acinaciformis Froggatt, 1898
SpeciesTermes adustus Statz, 1939  ⇒ Reticulitermes holmgreni
SpeciesTermes aequalis Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes aethiops Statz, 1939  ⇒ Reticulitermes holmgreni
SpeciesTermes affinis Trägårdh, 1904
SpeciesTermes agilis Sjöstedt, 1904
SpeciesTermes akengeensis Emerson, 1928
SpeciesTermes albipes Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes albopartitus Sjöstedt, 1911
SpeciesTermes alluaudanus Sjöstedt, 1915
SpeciesTermes almorensis Snyder, 1933
SpeciesTermes aluco Sjöstedt, 1926
SpeciesTermes amaralii Seabra, 1919
SpeciesTermes americana Rengger, 1835
SpeciesTermes amplus Sjöstedt, 1899
SpeciesTermes anceps Sjöstedt, 1911
SpeciesTermes angustatus Rambur, 1842
SpeciesTermes angustipennis Sjöstedt, 1900
SpeciesTermes annamensis Desneux, 1904
SpeciesTermes annandalei Silvestri, 1914
SpeciesTermes anticus Walker, 1853
SpeciesTermes antiquus Germar, 1813
SpeciesTermes apollo Sjöstedt, 1905
SpeciesTermes aquaticus Sjöstedt, 1897
SpeciesTermes arborum Smeathman & Solander, 1781
SpeciesTermes arda Forskål, 1775  ⇒ Reticulitermes lucifugus lucifugus
SpeciesTermes arenarius Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes armiger Motschulsky, 1855
SpeciesTermes ater Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes atomus Statz, 1939  ⇒ Reticulitermes holmgreni
SpeciesTermes atripennis Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes atrox Smeathman & Solander, 1781
SpeciesTermes aurora Sjöstedt, 1904
SpeciesTermes australis Walker, 1853
SpeciesTermes ayri Bandeira & Cancello, 1992
SpeciesTermes azarelii Wasmann, 1896
SpeciesTermes baculi Sjöstedt, 1900
SpeciesTermes baculiformis Holmgren, 1909
SpeciesTermes badius Haviland, 1898
Crater termite
1Subspecies
SpeciesTermes bellicosus Smeathman & Solander, 1781
3Subspecies
SpeciesTermes bequaerti Emerson, 1928
SpeciesTermes berendtii Pictet, 1856
SpeciesTermes bicolor Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes bilobatus Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes biroi Desneux, 1905  ⇒ Microcerotermes biroi
SpeciesTermes blandus Statz, 1939  ⇒ Reticulitermes holmgreni
SpeciesTermes bogoriensis Kemner, 1932
SpeciesTermes bolivianus Snyder, 1926
SpeciesTermes boranicus Ghidini, 1937
SpeciesTermes borneensis Thapa, 1982  ⇒ Termes comis
SpeciesTermes bottegoanus Sjöstedt, 1912
SpeciesTermes boultoni Coaton & Sheasby, 1978
SpeciesTermes bremii Heer, 1849
SpeciesTermes brevialatus Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes brevicornis Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes brevicornutus Desneux, 1904
SpeciesTermes brevis Walker, 1853  ⇒ Cryptotermes brevis
SpeciesTermes brunneus Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes buchholzi Sjöstedt, 1897
SpeciesTermes buchii O. Heer, 1865
SpeciesTermes butteli Holmgren, 1914
SpeciesTermes caffrariae Sjöstedt, 1897
SpeciesTermes canalifrons Sjöstedt, 1904
SpeciesTermes capensis De Geer, 1778
SpeciesTermes carbonarius Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes carboniceps Sjöstedt, 1924
SpeciesTermes castaneus Burmeister, 1839
SpeciesTermes cavithorax Wasmann, 1911
SpeciesTermes ceylonicus Wasmann, 1902
SpeciesTermes chaquimayensis Holmgren, 1906
SpeciesTermes chilensis Blanchard, 1851
SpeciesTermes christiemsoni
SpeciesTermes christiersoni Sörensen, 1884
SpeciesTermes cingulatus Burmeister, 1839
SpeciesTermes classicus Sjöstedt, 1912
SpeciesTermes comis Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes concinnus Statz, 1939  ⇒ Reticulitermes holmgreni
SpeciesTermes congoensis Sjöstedt, 1911
SpeciesTermes constrictus Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes contractulus Statz, 1939  ⇒ Reticulitermes holmgreni
SpeciesTermes contusus Scudder, 1878
SpeciesTermes convexus Walker, 1853
SpeciesTermes convulsionarius König, 1779
SpeciesTermes copelandi Oshima, 1914
SpeciesTermes corniger Motschulsky, 1855
SpeciesTermes cornigera Motschulsky, 1855
SpeciesTermes corticola Snyder, 1924
SpeciesTermes costatus Rambur, 1842
SpeciesTermes crucifer Sjöstedt, 1900  ⇒ Ancistrotermes latinotus
1Subspecies
SpeciesTermes cumulans Kollar, 1832
SpeciesTermes decheni Goldenberg, 1854
SpeciesTermes decumanus Erichson, 1848
SpeciesTermes deeheni Goldenberg, 1873
SpeciesTermes dehraduni Snyder, 1933
SpeciesTermes dehraensis
SpeciesTermes destructor Smeathman & Solander, 1781
SpeciesTermes diana Sjöstedt, 1911
SpeciesTermes dirus Burmeister, 1839
SpeciesTermes dives Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes divinatorium Müller, 1776  ⇒ Liposcelis divinatoria
SpeciesTermes drabatyi L. Armbruster, 1941
SpeciesTermes dubius Rambur, 1842
SpeciesTermes ebeni Sjöstedt, 1912
SpeciesTermes elgonensis Sjöstedt, 1926
SpeciesTermes elisae Desneux, 1905
SpeciesTermes erodens Sjöstedt, 1904
SpeciesTermes errabundus Froggatt, 1898
SpeciesTermes escherichi Holmgren, 1911
SpeciesTermes estherae Desneux, 1908
SpeciesTermes esuriens Sjöstedt, 1924
SpeciesTermes exiguus Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes falciger Gerstäcker, 1891  ⇒ Macrotermes falciger
SpeciesTermes fatale Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesTermes fatalis Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Odontotermes obesus
SpeciesTermes fatidicum Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Lachesilla pedicularius
SpeciesTermes fatidicus Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesTermes feae Wasmann, 1896
SpeciesTermes ferox Froggatt, 1898  ⇒ Heterotermes ferox
SpeciesTermes fidens Sjöstedt, 1904
SpeciesTermes filicornis Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes flammifrons Sjöstedt, 1926
SpeciesTermes flavicolle Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesTermes flavicollis Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesTermes flavipes Kollar, 1837
SpeciesTermes florum Scopoli, 1763
SpeciesTermes fockianus Sjöstedt, 1914
SpeciesTermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909
SpeciesTermes formosus Goldenberg, 1854
SpeciesTermes fossile Ouchakoff, 1838
SpeciesTermes fossilis H. Weyenbergh, 1874
SpeciesTermes frontalis Haldeman, 1844
SpeciesTermes fulleri Emerson, 1928
SpeciesTermes fumipennis Walker, 1853
SpeciesTermes fumosus Hagen, 1860
SpeciesTermes fuscipennis Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes fuscofemoralis Sjöstedt, 1904
SpeciesTermes fuscum Latreille, 1804
SpeciesTermes gabonensis Sjöstedt, 1900
SpeciesTermes germana Hill, 1915
SpeciesTermes germanus Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes gestroi Wasmann, 1896
SpeciesTermes giebeli Handlirsch, 1907
SpeciesTermes giganteus Hagen, 1855
SpeciesTermes gilvus Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes girardi Giebel, 1856
SpeciesTermes goliath Sjöstedt, 1899
SpeciesTermes gracilirostris Desneux, 1905
SpeciesTermes gracilis Pictet & Hagen, 1856
SpeciesTermes grallator Desneux, 1905
SpeciesTermes grandaevus Brodie, 1845
SpeciesTermes grandiceps
SpeciesTermes grandis Rambur, 1842
SpeciesTermes granulicollis Pictet, 1854
SpeciesTermes gratus Sjöstedt, 1900
SpeciesTermes guatimalae Walker, 1853
SpeciesTermes haidingeri Heer, 1849
SpeciesTermes hainanensis Light, 1924
SpeciesTermes hartungi Heer, 1858
SpeciesTermes hassencampi Heer, 1860
SpeciesTermes hauffi L. Armbruster, 1941
SpeciesTermes havilandi Desneux, 1904
SpeciesTermes heeri Goldenberg, 1854
SpeciesTermes heros Hagen, 1862
SpeciesTermes herus Sjöstedt, 1914
SpeciesTermes hispaniolae Banks, 1918
SpeciesTermes holmgreni Statz, 1939
SpeciesTermes horni Wasmann, 1902
SpeciesTermes hospes Sjöstedt, 1900
SpeciesTermes hospitalis Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes huayangensis Ahmad, 1965
SpeciesTermes humboldtiana Goldenberg, 1854
SpeciesTermes imperator Sjöstedt, 1913
SpeciesTermes inaequalis Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes incertus Hagen, 1853
SpeciesTermes indecisus Walker, 1853
SpeciesTermes infundibuli Sjöstedt, 1913
SpeciesTermes inquilinus
SpeciesTermes insignis Heer, 1849
SpeciesTermes insularis Walker, 1853
SpeciesTermes iratus Sjöstedt, 1926
SpeciesTermes iridipennis Gay, 1956
SpeciesTermes kalumpangensis Thapa, 1982  ⇒ Termes comis
SpeciesTermes kibarensis Fuller, 1923
SpeciesTermes koenigi Desneux, 1906
SpeciesTermes korschefskyi L. Armbruster, 1941
SpeciesTermes kraepelinii
SpeciesTermes krisiformis Froggatt, 1898
SpeciesTermes laborator Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes lacessitus Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes lacteus Froggatt, 1898
SpeciesTermes lactis Froggatt, 1897
SpeciesTermes lacussancti Sörensen, 1884
SpeciesTermes lamani Sjöstedt, 1924
SpeciesTermes latericius Haviland, 1898
1Subspecies
SpeciesTermes latialatus Sjöstedt, 1897
SpeciesTermes laticornis Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes latifrons Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes latigula Snyder, 1934
SpeciesTermes latissimus Kemner, 1930
SpeciesTermes lautus Sjöstedt, 1924
SpeciesTermes laxa Goldenberg, 1877
SpeciesTermes lespesii Müller, 1873
SpeciesTermes lighti Snyder, 1949
SpeciesTermes lignarium De Geer, 1778  ⇒ Liposcelis divinatoria
SpeciesTermes lignarum De Geer, 1778  ⇒ Trogium pulsatorium
SpeciesTermes lilljeborgi Sjöstedt, 1896
SpeciesTermes lithophilus Germar, 1842
SpeciesTermes lobintactus Sjöstedt, 1926
SpeciesTermes longipes Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes longirostris Brauer, 1866
SpeciesTermes longitudinalis Scudder, 1885
SpeciesTermes lucifugum Rossi, 1792
SpeciesTermes lucifugus
SpeciesTermes lugauensis Sterzel, 1881
SpeciesTermes luzonensis Oshima, 1914
SpeciesTermes madeirensis Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes magnocellus Sjöstedt, 1915
SpeciesTermes major Morimoto, 1973
SpeciesTermes malaccensis Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes malayanus Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes maledictus Ghidini, 1941
SpeciesTermes malelaensis Emerson, 1928
SpeciesTermes manilanus Oshima, 1914
SpeciesTermes marabitanas Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes marginipenne Latreille, 1817
SpeciesTermes marjoriae Snyder, 1934
SpeciesTermes mauricianus Rambur, 1842
SpeciesTermes maximus Kemner, 1930
SpeciesTermes mediocris Sjöstedt, 1911
SpeciesTermes medioculatus Emerson, 1949
SpeciesTermes melindae Harris, 1960
SpeciesTermes meridionalis Froggatt, 1898
SpeciesTermes mexicanus Walker, 1853
SpeciesTermes michaelli
SpeciesTermes michaelseni Sjöstedt, 1914  ⇒ Macrotermes michaelseni
SpeciesTermes michelli von Rosen, 1912
SpeciesTermes microps Sjöstedt, 1899
SpeciesTermes militaris Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes minutus Grassé, 1937
SpeciesTermes miocenicus A. Nel, 1993
SpeciesTermes molestus Burmeister, 1839
SpeciesTermes monoceros König, 1779
SpeciesTermes monodon Gerstaecker, 1891
1Subspecies
SpeciesTermes mordax Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesTermes morio Fabricius, 1793  ⇒ Coptotermes testaceus
SpeciesTermes mossambicus Hagen, 1853
SpeciesTermes muelleri von Jhering, 1887
SpeciesTermes mycophagus Desneux, 1906
SpeciesTermes nana Hill, 1915  ⇒ Microcerotermes nanus
SpeciesTermes nasutus Perty, 1833
SpeciesTermes natalensis Haviland, 1898  ⇒ Macrotermes natalensis
4Subspecies
SpeciesTermes niger Sjöstedt, 1898
SpeciesTermes nigeriensis Sjöstedt, 1911
SpeciesTermes nigricans Rambur, 1842
SpeciesTermes nigriceps Haldeman, 1853
SpeciesTermes nigritus Silvestri, 1901
SpeciesTermes nobilis Sjöstedt, 1900
SpeciesTermes obesus Rambur, 1842
1Subspecies
SpeciesTermes obscuriceps Wasmann, 1902
SpeciesTermes obscurum Blanchard, 1840
SpeciesTermes occidentis Walker, 1853
SpeciesTermes occidualis Gay, 1971
SpeciesTermes ochraceus Burmeister, 1839
SpeciesTermes okahandjae Fuller, 1922
SpeciesTermes opacus Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes orensis Sörensen, 1884
SpeciesTermes orissae Snyder, 1934
SpeciesTermes ostentans Silvestri, 1912
SpeciesTermes pallidus Rambur, 1842
SpeciesTermes palmquisti Sjöstedt, 1907
SpeciesTermes panamaensis Snyder, 1923
SpeciesTermes paradoxus Froggatt, 1898
SpeciesTermes parvulum Illiger, 1807
SpeciesTermes parvulus
SpeciesTermes parvus Holmgren, 1913  ⇒ Macrotermes ukuzii
SpeciesTermes patruus Sjöstedt, 1913
SpeciesTermes pauperans Silvestri, 1912
SpeciesTermes peccanae A. B. P. Massalongo, 1856
SpeciesTermes peradeniyae Holmgren, 1911
SpeciesTermes perniger Froggatt, 1898
SpeciesTermes persimilis Gay, 1971
SpeciesTermes philippinae Oshima, 1914
SpeciesTermes philippinensis Oshima, 1914
SpeciesTermes pictetii Pictet, 1854
SpeciesTermes plagiatus Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes planus Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes praevalens John, 1926
SpeciesTermes preliminaris Holmgren, 1911
SpeciesTermes primitivus K. Krishna, 2009
SpeciesTermes princeps Desneux, 1905  ⇒ Nasutitermes princeps
SpeciesTermes pristinus Charpentier, 1843
SpeciesTermes procerus Heer, 1849
SpeciesTermes propinquus Holmgren, 1914
SpeciesTermes pulsatorium Scopoli, 1763  ⇒ Liposcelis divinatoria
SpeciesTermes pusillus Heer, 1849
SpeciesTermes putorius Sjöstedt, 1896
SpeciesTermes quadricollis Rambur, 1842
SpeciesTermes radicum Latreille, 1794
SpeciesTermes raffrayi Wasmann, 1900
SpeciesTermes ramulosus Sjöstedt, 1904
SpeciesTermes redemanni Wasmann, 1893
SpeciesTermes redenianus Sjöstedt, 1904
SpeciesTermes reductus Gay, 1971
SpeciesTermes rehobothensis Sjöstedt, 1914
SpeciesTermes renouxi L.Armbruster, 1941
SpeciesTermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1914
SpeciesTermes riograndensis Jhering, 1887
SpeciesTermes rippertii
1Subspecies
SpeciesTermes rostratus Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes rothschildianus Sjöstedt, 1911
SpeciesTermes rubidus Hagen, 1860
SpeciesTermes rubriceps Froggatt, 1898
SpeciesTermes rufus Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes rutoti Meunier, 1900
SpeciesTermes salebrifrons Sjöstedt, 1904
SpeciesTermes saliens Müller, 1873
SpeciesTermes sarawakensis Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes satsumensis Matsumura, 1907
SpeciesTermes scheeri L. Armbruster, 1941
SpeciesTermes scheuthlei Armbruster, 1941
SpeciesTermes schleipi L. Armbruster, 1941
SpeciesTermes schmitzi Emerson, 1928
SpeciesTermes schultzei Silvestri, 1908
SpeciesTermes scrutor Sjöstedt, 1907
SpeciesTermes serratus Froggatt, 1898
SpeciesTermes serrula Desneux, 1904
SpeciesTermes similis Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes simplex Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes simplicidens Sjöstedt, 1899
SpeciesTermes sindensis Desneux, 1906
SpeciesTermes singaporensis Oshima, 1913
SpeciesTermes singaporiensis Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes siruguei A. Nel, 1984
SpeciesTermes sjostedti Emerson, 1928
1Subspecies
SpeciesTermes smeathmani Fuller, 1924
SpeciesTermes snyderi Emerson, 1928
SpeciesTermes somaliensis Sjöstedt, 1927
SpeciesTermes sordidus Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes speciosus Sjöstedt, 1899
SpeciesTermes spectabilis Heer, 1849
SpeciesTermes spiniger Sjöstedt, 1900
SpeciesTermes spinosus Latreille, 1804
SpeciesTermes splendens Sjöstedt, 1926
SpeciesTermes stanleyvillensis Emerson, 1928
SpeciesTermes stercorivorus Sjöstedt, 1907
SpeciesTermes stitzi L. Armbruster, 1941
SpeciesTermes striatus Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842
SpeciesTermes sumatrense Blanchard, 1849
SpeciesTermes swaziae Fuller, 1915
SpeciesTermes sylvarum Scopoli, 1763
SpeciesTermes taprobanes Walker, 1853
SpeciesTermes tenax Silvestri, 1912
SpeciesTermes tenebrosus Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes tenuior Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes tenuis Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes terrestris Desneux, 1904
SpeciesTermes terricola Sjöstedt, 1902
SpeciesTermes tomentosus Gay, 1971
SpeciesTermes tragardhi Sjöstedt, 1904
SpeciesTermes translucens Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes transvaalensis Sjöstedt, 1902
SpeciesTermes travians Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes trispinosus Hagen & Bates, 1858
SpeciesTermes troglodytes Heer, 1865
SpeciesTermes truncatus Wasmann, 1897
SpeciesTermes tubicola Wasmann, 1902
SpeciesTermes tumulicola Sjöstedt, 1899
SpeciesTermes turneri Froggatt, 1898
SpeciesTermes umbilicatus Hagen, 1858
SpeciesTermes umbrinus Haviland, 1898
SpeciesTermes vadschaggae Sjöstedt, 1907
SpeciesTermes viarum König, 1779
SpeciesTermes viator Latreille, 1804
SpeciesTermes virginicus Banks, 1907
SpeciesTermes vitrialatus Sjöstedt, 1899  ⇒ Macrotermes vitrialatus
SpeciesTermes vulgaris Haviland, 1898
1Subspecies
SpeciesTermes wallonensis
SpeciesTermes waterbergi Fuller, 1915
SpeciesTermes weismanni L. Armbruster, 1941
SpeciesTermes winifredae Snyder, 1949
SpeciesTermes xenotermitis Wasmann, 1896
SpeciesTermes zambesiensis Sjöstedt, 1914
SpeciesTermes zanzibarensis Sjöstedt, 1915

Synonyms
Mirotermes (Wasmann, 1897)
Thermes (Bory, 1804)


Distribution of Termes Linnaeus, 1758
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Republic South Africa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Singapore, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe


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