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Checklist for Family Termitidae Latreille, 1802 (Higher termites)
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
32
175
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
9
49
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
4
31
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
23
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
23 Genera with 66 Species
#ACELMNOPRST
Adaiphrotermes Sands, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Aderitotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Allodontermes Silvestri, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Alyscotermes Sands, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrotermes Silvestri, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anenteotermes Sands, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Apicotermes Holmgren, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Astalotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Astratotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Cubitermes Wasmann, 195412SpeciesTaxom
Euchilotermes Silvestri, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Lepidotermes Sjöstedt, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1899Fungus-culturing termites6SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19079SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 19149SpeciesTaxom
Promirotermes Silvestri, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthotermes Sjöstedt, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinotermes Sands, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Synacanthotermes Holmgren, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 19043SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
66 Species and 4 Subspecies
Adaiphrotermes choanensis Fuller, 1925
Adaiphrotermes scapheutes Sands, 1972
Aderitotermes fossor Sands, 1972
Allodontermes tenax Silvestri, 1912
Alyscotermes kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1907
Amitermes importunus Sands, 1959
Amitermes messinae Fuller, 1922
Amitermes somaliensis Sjöstedt, 1927
Amitermes truncatidens Sands, 1959
Amitermes unidentatus Wasmann, 1897
Ancistrotermes latinotus Holmgren, 1912
Anenteotermes cnaphorus Sands, 1972
Anenteotermes improelatans Sands, 1972
Apicotermes holmgreni (Emerson, 1956)⇒ Apicotermes tragardhi Holmgren, 1912
Apicotermes tragardhi Holmgren, 1912
Astalotermes mitis Sands, 1972
Astratotermes mansuetus Sands, 1972
Ateuchotermes muricatus Sands, 1972
Cubitermes bisulcatus Sjostedt, 1914
Cubitermes inclitus Silvestri, 1912
Cubitermes minitabundus Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes montanus Williams, 1966
Cubitermes muneris Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes oblectatus Harris, 1958
Cubitermes orthognathus Emerson, 1928
Cubitermes pallidiceps Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes sankurensis Wasmann, 1911
Cubitermes tenuiceps Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes ugandensis Fuller, 1923
Cubitermes umbratus Williams, 1954
Euchilotermes quadriceps Emerson, 1928
Lepidotermes planifacies Williams, 1954
Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781Sudanese warlike termite
Macrotermes falciger Gerstäcker, 1891
Macrotermes michaelseni Sjöstedt, 1914
Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898
Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842
Macrotermes vitrialatus Sjöstedt, 1899
Microtermes albopartitus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microtermes alluaudanus Sjöstedt, 1915
Microtermes kasaiensis Sjöstedt, 1913
Microtermes logani Bacchus, 1997
Microtermes lounsburyi Fuller, 1922
Microtermes luteus Harris, 1954
Microtermes magnocellus Sjöstedt, 1915
Microtermes redenianus Sjöstedt, 1904
Microtermes vadschaggae Sjöstedt, 1907
Nasutitermes coarctatus
Nasutitermes infuscatus Sjöstedt, 1902
Nasutitermes kempae Harris, 1954
Odontotermes badius badius Haviland, 1898
Odontotermes flammifrons Sjöstedt, 1926
Odontotermes lacustris Harris, 1960
Odontotermes latericius latericius Haviland, 1898
Odontotermes mediocris Sjöstedt, 1911
Odontotermes monodon monodon Gerstäcker, 1891
Odontotermes palmquisti Sjöstedt, 1907
Odontotermes tanganicus Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes zambesiensis Sjöstedt, 1914
Promirotermes pygmaeus Harris, 1963
Pseudacanthotermes militaris militaris Hagen, 1858
Rhadinotermes coarctatus Sjöstedt, 1902
Synacanthotermes trilobatus Sjöstedt, 1926
Trinervitermes bettonianus Sjöstedt, 1905
Trinervitermes dispar Sjöstedt, 1902
Trinervitermes rapulum Sjöstedt, 1904

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Malawi
SubfamilyApicotermitinae
Grassé & Noirot, 1955
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCubitermitinae
Weidner, 1956
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMacrotermitinae
Kemner, 1934
Fungus Growing Termites
7
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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