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Checklist of Family Termitidae Latreille, 1802 (Higher termites)
for Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5796
18192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5796
18192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5715
17984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
49
507
1065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
9
113
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
4
64
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
53
135
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
53 Genera with 135 Species
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Acanthotermes Sjöstedt, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Acholotermes Sands, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Acidnotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Aderitotermes Sands, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Afrosubulitermes Emerson, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Amalotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Amicotermes Sands, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrotermes Silvestri, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Anenteotermes Sands, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotermes Mueller, 02SpeciesTaxom
Apilitermes Holmgren, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Astalotermes Sands, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchotermes Sands, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Basidentitermes Holmgren, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotermes Silvestri, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Coxotermes Grassé & No..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Crenetermes Silvestri, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cubitermes Wasmann, 190416SpeciesTaxom
Duplidentitermes Emerson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Euchilotermes Silvestri, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Eutermellus Silvestri, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Fastigitermes Sjoestedt, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Foraminitermes Holmgren, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Furculitermes Emerson, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hoplognathotermes Silvestri, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Jugositermes Emerson, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyxotermes Sands, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Machadotermes Weidner, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1899Fungus-culturing termites8SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19128SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19148SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 19249SpeciesTaxom
Noditermes Sjoestedt, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 190212SpeciesTaxom
Ophiotermes Sjöstedt, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Orthotermes Silvestri, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Phoxotermes Collins, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Postsubulitermes Emerson, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Proboscitermes Sjöstedt, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Procubitermes Silvestri, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Profastigitermes Emerson, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Protermes Holmgren, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthotermes Sjöstedt, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrotermes Holmgren, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerotermes Holmgren, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Synacanthotermes Holmgren, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Thoracotermes Wasmann, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Tuberculitermes Holmgren, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Unguitermes Sjoestedt, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Verrucositermes Emerson, 19602SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
135 Species and 9 Subspecies
Acanthotermes acanthothorax Sjöstedt, 1898
Acholotermes socialis Sjöstedt, 1899
Acidnotermes praus Sands, 1972
Aderitotermes cavator Sands, 1972
Aderitotermes fossor Sands, 1972
Afrosubulitermes congoensis Emerson, 1960
Amalotermes phaeocephalus Sands, 1972
Amicotermes autothysius Sands, 1999
Amicotermes camerunensis Sands, 1999
Amicotermes dibogi Sands, 1999
Amicotermes gasteruptus Sands, 1999
Amicotermes mbalmayoensis Sands, 1999
Amicotermes spiculatus Sands, 1999
Ancistrotermes cavithorax Sjöstedt, 1899
Ancistrotermes crucifer Sjöstedt, 1897
Ancistrotermes crucifer crucifer Sjöstedt, 1897
Ancistrotermes guineensis Silvestri, 1912
Anenteotermes ateuchestes Sands, 1972
Anenteotermes nanus Sjöstedt, 1911
Anenteotermes polyscolus Sands, 1972
Anoplotermes pallidipes
Apilitermes longiceps Sjostedt, 1899
Astalotermes quietus Silvestri, 1914
Ateuchotermes ctenopher Sands, 1972
Ateuchotermes sentosus Sands, 1972
Basidentitermes aurivillii Sjöstedt, 1897
Basidentitermes demoulini Harris, 1963
Basidentitermes diversifrons Silvestri, 1914
Basidentitermes mactus mactus Sjöstedt, 1911
Cephalotermes rectangularis Sjöstedt, 1899
Coxotermes boukokoensis Grassé & No..., 1955
Crenetermes albotarsalis Sjöstedt, 1897
Cubitermes banksi Emerson, 1928
Cubitermes bulbifrons Sjostedt, 1924
Cubitermes comstocki Emerson, 1928
Cubitermes fungifaber Sjostedt, 1924
Cubitermes gaigei Emerson, 1928
Cubitermes kemneri Emerson, 1928
Cubitermes oculatus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes sankurensis Wasmann, 1911
Cubitermes schmidti Emerson, 1928
Cubitermes severus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes silvestrii Sjöstedt, 1925
Cubitermes subarquatus Sjöstedt, 1926
Cubitermes subcrenulatus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes sulcifrons Wasmann, 1911
Cubitermes zenkeri Desneux, 1904
Duplidentitermes furcatidens Sjöstedt, 1924
Euchilotermes tensus tensus Silvestri, 1914
Eutermellus convergens Silvestri, 1912
Fastigitermes jucundus Sjöstedt, 1907
Foraminitermes tubifrons Holmgren, 1912
Foraminitermes valens Silvestri, 1914
Furculitermes winifredae Emerson, 1960
Hoplognathotermes submissus Silvestri, 1914
Jugositermes tuberculatus Emerson, 1928
Leptomyxotermes doriae Silvestri, 1912
Machadotermes inflatus Weidner, 1974
Machadotermes rigidus Collins, 1977
Macrotermes amplus Sjöstedt, 1899
Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781Sudanese warlike termite
Macrotermes lilljeborgi Sjöstedt, 1896
Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898
Macrotermes niger Sjöstedt, 1898
Macrotermes nobilis Sjöstedt, 1900
Macrotermes vitrialatus Sjöstedt, 1899
Microcerotermes dolichognathus Silvestri, 1912
Microcerotermes edentatus Wasmann, 1911
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis fuscotibialis Sjöstedt, 1896
Microcerotermes parvus Haviland, 1898
Microcerotermes progrediens Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes solidus Silvestri, 1912
Microcerotermes transiens Rosen, 1912
Microtermes albopartitus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microtermes alluaudanus Sjöstedt, 1915
Microtermes aluco Sjöstedt, 1904
Microtermes camerunensis Holmgren, 1913
Microtermes congoensis congoensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Microtermes depauperata Silvestri, 1914
Microtermes feae Silvestri, 1912
Microtermes pusillus Silvestri, 1914
Nasutitermes arborum Smeathman, 1781
Nasutitermes camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1899
Nasutitermes chrysopleura Sjöstedt, 1897
Nasutitermes diabolus Sjöstedt, 1907
Nasutitermes elegantulus Sjöstedt, 1911
Nasutitermes fulleri Emerson, 1928
Nasutitermes latifrons Sjöstedt, 1896
Nasutitermes lujae Wasmann, 1911
Nasutitermes schoutedeni Sjöstedt, 1924
Noditermes indoensis Sjöstedt, 1926
Noditermes lamanianus Sjöstedt, 1905
Odontotermes aquaticus Sjöstedt, 1897
Odontotermes badius badius Haviland, 1898
Odontotermes buchholzi Sjöstedt, 1897
Odontotermes fidens Sjöstedt, 1904
Odontotermes magdalenae Grassé & No..., 1950
Odontotermes monodon Gerstäcker, 1891
Odontotermes nolaensis Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes silvaticus Harris, 1956
Odontotermes simplicidens Sjöstedt, 1899
Odontotermes sjostedti evansi Emerson, 1928
Odontotermes snyderi Emerson, 1928
Odontotermes terricola Sjöstedt, 1902
Ophiotermes grandilabius Emerson, 1928
Orthotermes depressifrons Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes chiasognathus Sjöstedt, 1904
Pericapritermes magnificus Silvestri, 1912
Pericapritermes minimus Weidner, 1956
Pericapritermes nigerianus Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes pallidipes Sjöstedt, 1898
Pericapritermes urgens urgens Silvestri, 1914
Phoxotermes cerberus Collins, 1977
Postsubulitermes parviconstrictus Emerson, 1960
Proboscitermes tubuliferus Sjöstedt, 1907
Procubitermes arboricola Sjöstedt, 1897
Procubitermes niapuensis Emerson, 1928
Procubitermes wasmanni Emerson, 1928
Profastigitermes putnami Emerson, 1962
Protermes hirticeps Sjöstedt, 1924
Protermes prorepens Sjöstedt, 1907
Pseudacanthotermes militaris Sjöstedt, 1905Sugarcane termite
Pseudacanthotermes militaris militaris Hagen, 1858
Pseudacanthotermes spiniger Sjöstedt, 1900
Pseudomicrotermes alboniger Wasmann, 1911
Sphaerotermes sphaerothorax Sjoestedt, 1911
Synacanthotermes heterodon Sjöstedt, 1899
Termes baculi Sjöstedt, 1900
Termes hospes Sjöstedt, 1900
Thoracotermes macrothorax Sjöstedt, 1899
Trinervitermes dispar Sjöstedt, 1902
Trinervitermes oeconomus Trägårdh, 1904
Tuberculitermes bycanistes Sjöstedt, 1905
Unguitermes bidentatus Silvestri, 1914
Unguitermes trispinosus Ruelle, 1973
Verrucositermes hirtus Deligne, 1983
Verrucositermes tuberosus Emerson, 1960

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyAmitermitinae
Kemner, 1934
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApicotermitinae
Grassé & Noirot, 1955
15
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCubitermitinae
Weidner, 1956
16
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyForaminitermitinae
Holmgren, 1912
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMacrotermitinae
Kemner, 1934
Fungus Growing Termites
8
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
7
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphaerotermitinae
Engel and Krishna, 2004
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
3
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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