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Checklist for Family Termitidae Latreille, 1802 (Higher termites)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
73
439
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
14
56
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
6
20
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
8 Genera with 16 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 07SpeciesTaxom
Cubitermes Wasmann, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Eutermes Heer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Fulleritermes Coaton, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1898Fungus-culturing termites1SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 19112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
16 Species
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amitermes atlanticus
Amitermes braunsi Fuller, 1922
Amitermes gunni
Amitermes hastatus Haviland, 1898
Amitermes kenhardti
Amitermes schoombiensis
Cubitermes microduplex Fuller, 1925
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) diplacodes (Sjöstedt, 1924)⇒ Trinervitermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Fulleritermes coatoni Sands, 1965
Fulleritermes mallyi Fuller, 1922
Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898
Microcerotermes algoasinensis Fuller, 1925
Termes winifredae Snyder, 1949
Trinervitermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Trinervitermes trinervoides Sjöstedt, 1911Snouted harvester

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyCubitermitinae
Weidner, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMacrotermitinae
Kemner, 1934
Fungus Growing Termites
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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