Checklist for Family Termitidae Latreille, 1802 (Higher termites)
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 19
154
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites | 7
24
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
| 4
17
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Termitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite | 13
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
13 Genera with 16 Species | Amitermes Silvestri, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistrotermes Silvestri, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephalotermes Silvestri, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cubitermes Wasmann, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrotermes Holmgren, 1842 | Fungus-culturing termites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microcerotermes Silvestri, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microtermes Wasmann, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mucrotermes Emerson, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nasutitermes Dudley, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontotermes Holmgren, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Promirotermes Silvestri, 1914 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacanthotermes Sjöstedt, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trinervitermes Holmgren, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
16 Species and 2 Subspecies | Amitermes evuncifer Silvestri, 1912 | | | Ancistrotermes cavithorax Sjöstedt, 1899 | | | Ancistrotermes guineensis Silvestri, 1912 | | | Cephalotermes rectangularis Sjöstedt, 1899 | | | Cubitermes severus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Macrotermes falciger Gerstäcker, 1891 | | | Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842 | | | Microcerotermes nanulus Sjöstedt, 1925 | | | Microtermes pusillus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Mucrotermes heterochilus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Nasutitermes arborum Smeathman, 1781 | | | Nasutitermes latifrons Sjöstedt, 1896 | | | Odontotermes schmitzi Emerson, 1928 | | | Pseudacanthotermes militaris laticeps Sjöstedt, 1905 | | | Pseudacanthotermes militaris militaris Hagen, 1858 | | | Trinervitermes oeconomus Trägårdh, 1904 | | | Trinervitermes togoensis Sjöstedt, 1899 | |
Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Benin
Links, sources and further information Termitidae at gbif.org
Termitidae at irmng.org
Termitidae at itis.gov
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