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Checklist for Family Termitidae Latreille, 1802 (Higher termites)
and region Guinea (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
264
2583
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
263
2582
5935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
2531
5802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
32
312
543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
7
81
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
3
49
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
40
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guinea
40 Genera with 97 Species
#ABCEFHLMNOPRSTU
Allognathotermes Silvestri, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Alyscotermes Sands, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrotermes Silvestri, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Anenteotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotermes Mueller, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Apicotermes Holmgren, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Astalotermes Sands, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Astratotermes Sands, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchotermes Sands, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Basidentitermes Holmgren, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Cubitermes Wasmann, 19149SpeciesTaxom
Euchilotermes Silvestri, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Eutermellus Silvestri, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Foraminitermes Holmgren, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Fulleritermes Coaton, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hoplognathotermes Silvestri, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyxotermes Sands, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1842Fungus-culturing termites6SpeciesTaxom
Megagnathotermes Silvestri, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19127SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Mimeutermes Silvestri, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Mirotermes Wasmann, 06SpeciesTaxom
Mucrotermes Emerson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 05SpeciesTaxom
Occultitermes Emerson, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Procubitermes Silvestri, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Promirotermes Silvestri, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Protermes Holmgren, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthotermes Sjöstedt, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Rostrotermes Grassé, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerotermes Holmgren, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Thoracotermes Wasmann, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Tuberculitermes Holmgren, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Unguitermes Sjoestedt, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
97 Species and 13 Subspecies
Allognathotermes aburiensis Sjöstedt, 1926
Allognathotermes hypogeus Silvestri, 1914
Allognathotermes ivorensis Grassé & No..., 1955
Alyscotermes kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1907
Amitermes evuncifer Silvestri, 1912
Amitermes spinifer Silvestri, 1914
Amitermes stephensoni Harris, 1957
Ancistrotermes cavithorax Sjöstedt, 1899
Ancistrotermes crucifer crucifer Sjöstedt, 1897
Ancistrotermes crucifer diversana Silvestri, 1914
Ancistrotermes guineensis Silvestri, 1912
Anenteotermes polyscolus Sands, 1972
Anoplotermes placidus Silvestri, 1914
Apicotermes occultus Silvestri, 1914
Astalotermes benignus Sands, 1972
Astalotermes concilians Silvestri, 1914
Astalotermes quietus Silvestri, 1914
Astratotermes pacatus Silvestri, 1914
Astratotermes prosenus Sands, 1972
Ateuchotermes sentosus Sands, 1972
Ateuchotermes tranquillus Silvestri, 1914
Basidentitermes mactus mactus Sjöstedt, 1911
Basidentitermes potens Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes aemulus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes curtatus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes gaigei Emerson, 1928
Cubitermes modestior Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes oculatus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes proximatus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes severus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes silvestrii Sjöstedt, 1925
Cubitermes subcrenulatus Silvestri, 1914
Euchilotermes acutidens Silvestri, 1914
Euchilotermes tensus arcuata Silvestri, 1914
Euchilotermes tensus tensus Silvestri, 1914
Eutermellus aquilinus Sands, 1965
Eutermellus undulans Sands, 1965
Foraminitermes tubifrons Holmgren, 1912
Foraminitermes valens Silvestri, 1914
Fulleritermes tenebricus Silvestri, 1914
Hoplognathotermes subterraneus Silvestri, 1914
Leptomyxotermes doriae Silvestri, 1912
Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781Sudanese warlike termite
Macrotermes falciger Gerstäcker, 1891
Macrotermes herus Sjöstedt, 1914
Macrotermes ivorensis Grassé & No..., 1951
Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898
Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842
Megagnathotermes notandus Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes biroi Desneux, 1905
Microcerotermes brachygnathus Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis fuscotibialis Sjöstedt, 1896
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis libericus Rosen, 1912
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis validior Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes parvulus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microcerotermes solidus Silvestri, 1912
Microtermes congoensis comprehensa Silvestri, 1914
Microtermes subhyalinus Silvestri, 1914
Mimeutermes edentatus Sands, 1956
Mimeutermes giffardii Silvestri, 1914
Mimeutermes sorex Silvestri, 1914
Mirotermes curtatus
Mirotermes modestior
Mirotermes occultus (Hill, 1927)⇒ Occultitermes occultus Hill, 1927
Mirotermes oculatus
Mirotermes proximatus
Mirotermes subcrenulatus
Mucrotermes heterochilus Silvestri, 1914
Nasutitermes arborum Smeathman, 1781
Nasutitermes elegantulus Sjöstedt, 1911
Nasutitermes fulleri Emerson, 1928
Nasutitermes latifrons Sjöstedt, 1896
Nasutitermes suspensus
Occultitermes occultus Hill, 1927
Odontotermes acutidens Grassé, 1947
Odontotermes magdalenae Grassé & No..., 1950
Odontotermes pauperans Silvestri, 1912
Odontotermes sudanensis Sjöstedt, 1924
Pericapritermes appellans Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes heteronotus Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes metatus Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes urgens Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes urgens confinis Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes urgens urgens Silvestri, 1914
Procubitermes aburiensis Sjostedt, 1926
Procubitermes curvatus Silvestri, 1914
Procubitermes sinuosus Silvestri, 1914
Procubitermes sjostedti Rosen, 1912
Promirotermes redundans Silvestri, 1914
Protermes minimus Ruelle, 1971
Protermes minutus Grassé, 1937
Pseudacanthotermes militaris laticeps Sjöstedt, 1905
Pseudacanthotermes militaris militaris Hagen, 1858
Pseudacanthotermes spiniger Sjöstedt, 1900
Rostrotermes cornutus Grassé, 1943
Sphaerotermes sphaerothorax Sjoestedt, 1911
Termes baculi Sjöstedt, 1900
Termes hospes Sjöstedt, 1900
Thoracotermes brevinotus Silvestri, 1914
Thoracotermes macrothorax Sjöstedt, 1899
Trinervitermes togoensis Sjöstedt, 1899
Trinervitermes trinervius Rambur, 1842
Tuberculitermes guineensis Silvestri, 1914
Unguitermes acutifrons Silvestri, 1914

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Guinea
SubfamilyApicotermitinae
Grassé & Noirot, 1955
10
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCubitermitinae
Weidner, 1956
9
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForaminitermitinae
Holmgren, 1912
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMacrotermitinae
Kemner, 1934
Fungus Growing Termites
6
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerotermitinae
Engel and Krishna, 2004
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
6
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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