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Checklist for Family Termitidae Latreille, 1802 (Higher termites)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
79
695
1674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
11
88
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
4
27
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
12
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
12 Genera with 40 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Capritermes Wasmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Coarctotermes Holmgren, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Eutermes Heer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Kaudernitermes Sands & Lamb, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1898Fungus-culturing termites1SpeciesTaxom
Malagasitermes Emerson, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 194911SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 011SpeciesTaxom
Quasitermes Emerson, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
40 Species
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Capritermes capricornis Wasmann, 1893
Coarctotermes beharaensis Cachan, 1949
Coarctotermes clepsydra Sjöstedt, 1904
Coarctotermes nasonovi Czerwinski, 1901
Coarctotermes pauliani Cachan, 1949
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) diplacodes (Sjöstedt, 1924)⇒ Trinervitermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Kaudernitermes kaudernianus Sjöstedt, 1914
Kaudernitermes laticeps Wasmann, 1897
Kaudernitermes nigritus Wasmann, 1897
Kaudernitermes salebrithorax Sjöstedt, 1904
Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898
Malagasitermes milloti Cachan, 1949
Microcerotermes cachani Eggleton, 2003
Microcerotermes longiceps Cachan, 1949
Microcerotermes major Cachan, 1951
Microcerotermes mandibularis Cachan, 1951
Microcerotermes pauliani Krishna, 2013
Microcerotermes propinquus Wasmann, 1910
Microcerotermes sakarahensis Cachan, 1951
Microcerotermes sikorae Wasmann, 1893
Microcerotermes subinteger Cachan, 1949
Microcerotermes subtilis Wasmann, 1897
Microcerotermes unidentatus Cachan, 1949
Microtermes divellens Sjöstedt, 1904
Microtermes kauderni Holmgren, 1909
Microtermes sakalava Cachan, 1949
Nasutitermes benjamini Snyder, 1926
Nasutitermes comorensis Wasmann, 1910
Nasutitermes laticeps
Nasutitermes maheensis Holmgren, 1910
Nasutitermes mauritianus Wasmann, 1910
Nasutitermes minor Holmgren, 1906
Nasutitermes neonanus Cachan, 1949
Nasutitermes nigriceps Haldeman, 1853
Nasutitermes nigritus
Nasutitermes vadoni Cachan, 1951
Nasutitermes voeltzkowi
Quasitermes incisus Cachan, 1949
Termes baculiformis Holmgren, 1909

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyMacrotermitinae
Kemner, 1934
Fungus Growing Termites
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
4
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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