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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16581
69850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16571
69836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16352
68957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
846
2562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
13
161
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
6
58
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
30
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
30 Genera with 68 Species
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Amitermes Silvestri, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotermes Mueller, 19346SpeciesTaxom
Araujotermes Fontes, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Armitermes Wasmann, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Atlantitermes Fontes, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Cahuallitermes Constantino, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Coatitermes Fontes, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Compositermes Scheffrahn, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Convexitermes Holmgren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cornitermes Wasmann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrotermes Holmgren, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Embiratermes Fontes, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Ereymatermes Constantino, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Gnathamitermes Light, 1862long jawed desert termite4SpeciesTaxom
Hoplotermes Light, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Humutermes Bourguignon ..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Longustitermes Bourguignon ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 193313SpeciesTaxom
Neocapritermes Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Obtusitermes Snyder, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Orthognathotermes Holmgren, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Parvitermes Emerson, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchotermes Holmgren, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Sinonasutitermes Li & Ping, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Subulitermes Holmgren, 02SpeciesTaxom
Syntermes Holmgren, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Tenuirostritermes Holmgren, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Velocitermes Holmgren, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
68 Species
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amitermes beaumonti Banks, 1918
Amitermes cryptodon Light, 1930
Amitermes ensifer Light, 1930
Amitermes foreli Wasmann, 1902
Amitermes wheeleri Desneux, 1906Desert termite
Anoplotermes fumosus Hagen, 1860
Anoplotermes gracilis Snyder, 1922
Anoplotermes hondurensis Snyder, 1924
Anoplotermes meridianus Emerson, 1925
Anoplotermes parvus Snyder, 1923
Anoplotermes pyriformis Snyder, 1934
Araujotermes zeteki Snyder, 1924
Armitermes armiger Motschulsky, 1855
Armitermes intermedius Snyder, 1922
Armitermes major Snyder, 1925
Atlantitermes kirbyi Snyder, 1926
Cahuallitermes aduncus Constantino, 1994
Cahuallitermes intermedius Snyder, 1922
Coatitermes clevelandi Snyder, 1926
Compositermes vindai Scheffrahn, 2013
Convexitermes clevelandi
Cornitermes walkeri Snyder, 1929
Cylindrotermes macrognathus Snyder, 1929
Embiratermes chagresi Snyder, 1925
Ereymatermes panamensis Roisin, 1995
Gnathamitermes grandis Light, 1930
Gnathamitermes nigriceps Light, 1930
Gnathamitermes perplexus Banks, 1920Long-jawed Desert Termite
Gnathamitermes tubiformans Buckley, 1862
Hoplotermes amplus Light, 1933
Humutermes noiroti Bourguignon ..., 2016
Longustitermes manni Snyder, 1922
Microcerotermes arboreus Emerson, 1925
Microcerotermes exiguus Hagen, 1858
Microcerotermes gracilis Light, 1933
Microcerotermes septentrionalis Light, 1933
Nasutitermes colimae Light, 1933
Nasutitermes corniger Motschulsky, 1855Conehead termite
Nasutitermes costalis Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes dasyopsis Thorne, 1989
Nasutitermes ephratae Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes glabritergus Snyder & Eme..., 1949
Nasutitermes guayanae Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes insularis
Nasutitermes jaraguae Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes mexicanus Light, 1933
Nasutitermes nigriceps Haldeman, 1853
Nasutitermes pictus Light, 1933
Neocapritermes centralis Snyder, 1932
Obtusitermes panamae Snyder, 1925
Orthognathotermes wheeleri Snyder, 1923
Parvitermes mesoamericanus Scheffrahn, 2016
Parvitermes yucatanus Scheffrahn, 2016
Rhynchotermes perarmatus Snyder, 1925
Sinonasutitermes planinasus Ping & Xu, 1991
Subulitermes denisae Roisin, 1995
Subulitermes zeteki
Syntermes territus Emerson, 1925
Tenuirostritermes briciae Snyder, 1922
Tenuirostritermes cinereus Buckley, 1862
Tenuirostritermes incisus Snyder, 1922
Tenuirostritermes tenuirostris Desneux, 1904
Termes hispaniolae Banks, 1918
Termes marabitanas Hagen, 1858
Termes melindae Harris, 1960
Termes panamaensis Snyder, 1923
Velocitermes barrocoloradensis Snyder, 1925

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyAmitermitinae
Kemner, 1934
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApicotermitinae
Grassé & Noirot, 1955
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
13
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyntermitinae
Engel and Krishna, 2004
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
7
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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