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Checklist of Family Termitidae Latreille, 1802 (Higher termites)
for Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
8090
22812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
8082
22805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
7963
22498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
67
557
1203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
9
71
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
4
29
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
19
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
19 Genera with 37 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotermes Mueller, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Caetetermes Fontes, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Constrictotermes Holmgren, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Cornitermes Wasmann, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Crepititermes Emerson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrotermes Holmgren, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Embiratermes Fontes, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Eutermes Heer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Labiotermes Holmgren, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 191013SpeciesTaxom
Neocapritermes Holmgren, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Patawatermes Bourguignon ..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchotermes Holmgren, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Rotunditermes Holmgren, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Silvestritermes Rocha & Canc..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Syntermes Holmgren, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Triangularitermes Mathews, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Uncitermes Rocha & Canc..., 20161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
37 Species
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Anoplotermes banksi Emerson, 1825
Anoplotermes parvus Snyder, 1923
Caetetermes taquarussu Fontes, 1981
Constrictotermes cavifrons Holmgren, 1910
Constrictotermes latinotus Holmgren, 1910
Cornitermes acignathus Silvestri, 1901
Cornitermes pugnax Emerson, 1925
Crepititermes verruculosus Emerson, 1925
Cylindrotermes flangiatus Mathews, 1977
Cylindrotermes parvignathus Emerson, 1949
Embiratermes transandinus Araujo, 1977
Eutermes chiasognathus
Labiotermes labralis Holmgren, 1906
Nasutitermes callimorphus Mathews, 1977
Nasutitermes corniger Motschulsky, 1855Conehead termite
Nasutitermes dendrophilus Desneux, 1906
Nasutitermes ecuadorianus Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes ephratae Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes glabritergus Snyder & Eme..., 1949
Nasutitermes guayanae Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes nigriceps Haldeman, 1853
Nasutitermes peruanus Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes rotundatus Holmgren, 1906
Nasutitermes surinamensis Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes tredecimarticulatus Holmgren, 1910
Neocapritermes opacus Hagen, 1858
Neocapritermes pumilis Constantino, 1991
Neocapritermes talpoides Krishna & Ar..., 1968
Neocapritermes villosus Holmgren, 1906
Patawatermes nigripunctatus Emerson, 1925
Rhynchotermes perarmatus Snyder, 1925
Rotunditermes bragantinus Roonwal & Ra..., 1976
Silvestritermes minutus Emerson, 1925
Syntermes chaquimayensis Holmgren, 1906
Triangularitermes triangulariceps Mathews, 1977
Uncitermes almeriae Carrijo, 2016

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Ecuador
SubfamilyAmitermitinae
Kemner, 1934
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApicotermitinae
Grassé & Noirot, 1955
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
5
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyntermitinae
Engel and Krishna, 2004
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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