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Checklist for Family Termitidae Latreille, 1802 (Higher termites)
and region Malaysia (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
562
8010
25404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
558
8005
25399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
535
7870
25021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
71
744
2135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
11
130
498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
4
67
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
41
191
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malaysia
41 Genera with 191 Species
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Aciculitermes Emerson, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrotermes Silvestri, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Bulbitermes Emerson, 198214SpeciesTaxom
Capritermes Wasmann, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicuspiditermes Krishna, 19229SpeciesTaxom
Eleanoritermes Ahmad, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Euhamitermes Holmgren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Globitermes Holmgren, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Hirtitermes Holmgren, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Homallotermes John, 04SpeciesTaxom
Hospitalitermes Holmgren, 189810SpeciesTaxom
Hypotermes Holmgren, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Kemneritermes Ahmad & Akhtar, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Labritermes Holmgren, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Lacessititermes Holmgren, 189811SpeciesTaxom
Leucopitermes Emerson, 20044SpeciesTaxom
Longipeditermes Holmgren, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1982Fungus-culturing termites7SpeciesTaxom
Malaysiotermes Ahmad, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 18989SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Mirocapritermes Holmgren, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Mirotermes Wasmann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 196533SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 198224SpeciesTaxom
Oriencapritermes Ahmad & Akhtar, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Oriensubulitermes Emerson, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Orientotermes Ahmad, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 18989SpeciesTaxom
Procapritermes Holmgren, 18987SpeciesTaxom
Prohamitermes Holmgren, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Protohamitermes Holmgren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocapritermes Kemner, 19346SpeciesTaxom
Sabahitermes Thapa, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Subulioditermes Ahmad, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Subulioiditermes Ahmad, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Subulitermes Holmgren, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Syncapritermes Ahmad & Akhtar, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Syntermes Holmgren, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 18987SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malaysia
191 Species and 12 Subspecies
Aciculitermes aciculatus Haviland, 1898
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amitermes dentatus Haviland, 1898
Amitermes dentosus Hill, 1935
Amitermes meridionalis Froggatt, 1898Compass Term
Ancistrotermes pakistanicus Ahmad, 1955
Bulbitermes borneensis Haviland, 1898
Bulbitermes constrictiformis Holmgren, 1914
Bulbitermes constrictoides Holmgren, 1913
Bulbitermes constrictus Haviland, 1898
Bulbitermes flavicans Holmgren, 1913
Bulbitermes germanus Haviland, 1898
Bulbitermes johorensis Akhtar & Pervez, 1986
Bulbitermes parapusillus Ahmad, 1965
Bulbitermes perpusillus John, 1925
Bulbitermes pronasutus Akhtar & Pervez, 1986
Bulbitermes pusillus Holmgren, 1914
Bulbitermes sarawakensis Haviland, 1898
Bulbitermes singaporiensis Haviland, 1898
Bulbitermes umasumasensis Thapa, 1982
Dicuspiditermes cacuminatus Krishna, 2001
Dicuspiditermes fissifex Krishna, 2001
Dicuspiditermes kistneri Krishna, 2001
Dicuspiditermes laetus Silvestri, 1914
Dicuspiditermes minutus Akhtar & Riaz, 1992
Dicuspiditermes nemorosus Haviland, 1898
Dicuspiditermes paramakhamensis (Thapa, 1982)⇒ Dicuspiditermes nemorosus Haviland, 1898
Dicuspiditermes rothi Holmgren, 1913
Dicuspiditermes santschii Silvestri, 1922
Eleanoritermes borneensis Ahmad, 1968
Euhamitermes hamatus Holmgren, 1912
Globitermes globosus depilis Holmgren, 1913
Globitermes globosus globosus Haviland, 1898
Globitermes sulphureus Haviland, 1898
Hirtitermes hirtiventris Holmgren, 1912
Hirtitermes spinocephalus Oshima, 1914
Homallotermes eleanorae Emerson, 1972
Homallotermes exiguus Krishna, 1972
Homallotermes foraminifer Haviland, 1898
Homallotermes penangi
Hospitalitermes bicolor Haviland, 1898
Hospitalitermes flaviventris Wasmann, 1902
Hospitalitermes hospitalis hospitalis Haviland, 1898
Hospitalitermes hospitalis hospitaloides Holmgren, 1913
Hospitalitermes medioflavus Holmgren, 1913
Hospitalitermes paraschmidti Akhtar & Akbar, 1986
Hospitalitermes proflaviventris Akhtar & Akbar, 1986
Hospitalitermes rufus Haviland, 1898
Hospitalitermes sharpi Holmgren, 1913
Hospitalitermes umbrinus Haviland, 1898
Hypotermes xenotermitis Wasmann, 1896
Kemneritermes sarawakensis Ahmad & Akhtar, 1981
Labritermes buttelreepeni Holmgren, 1914
Labritermes emersoni Krishna & Adams, 1982
Labritermes kistneri Krishna & Adams, 1982
Lacessititermes albipes Haviland, 1898
Lacessititermes atrior Holmgren, 1912
Lacessititermes breviarticulatus Holmgren, 1913
Lacessititermes filicornis Haviland, 1898
Lacessititermes kolapisensis Thapa, 1982
Lacessititermes laborator Haviland, 1898
Lacessititermes lacessitiformis Holmgren, 1913
Lacessititermes lacessitus Haviland, 1898
Lacessititermes piliferus Holmgren, 1913
Lacessititermes ransoneti Holmgren, 1913
Lacessititermes sordidus Haviland, 1898
Leucopitermes leucopiformis Akhtar & Pervez, 1986
Leucopitermes leucops Holmgren, 1914
Leucopitermes paraleucops Morimoto, 1976
Leucopitermes thoi Gathorne-Hardy, 2004
Longipeditermes longipes Haviland, 1898
Longipeditermes mandibulatus (Thapa, 1982)⇒ Longipeditermes longipes Haviland, 1898
Macrotermes ahmadi Tho, 1975
Macrotermes beaufortensis Thapa, 1982
Macrotermes carbonarius Hagen, 1858
Macrotermes gilvus Hagen, 1858
Macrotermes latignathus Thapa, 1982
Macrotermes malaccensis Haviland, 1898
Macrotermes probeaufortensis Thapa, 1982
Malaysiotermes holmgreni Ahmad, 1968
Malaysiotermes spinocephalus Ahmad, 1968
Microcerotermes annandalei Silvestri, 1923
Microcerotermes crassus Snyder, 1934
Microcerotermes distans Haviland, 1898
Microcerotermes duplex Desneux, 1904
Microcerotermes havilandi Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes pakistanicus Akhtar, 1974
Microcerotermes paracelebensis Ahmad, 1965
Microcerotermes sabahensis Thapa, 1982
Microcerotermes serratus Froggatt, 1898
Microtermes insperatus Kemner, 1934
Microtermes jacobsoni Holmgren, 1913
Microtermes obesi Holmgren, 1912
Mirocapritermes connectens Holmgren, 1914
Mirocapritermes latignathus Ahmad, 1965
Mirotermes laticornis
Nasutitermes acutus Holmgren, 1913
Nasutitermes alticola Holmgren, 1913
Nasutitermes atripennis Haviland, 1898
Nasutitermes bulbiceps Holmgren, 1913
Nasutitermes dimorphus Ahmad, 1965
Nasutitermes fuscipennis Haviland, 1898
Nasutitermes havilandi Desneux, 1904
Nasutitermes hospitalis
Nasutitermes johoricus John, 1925
Nasutitermes lacessitiformis
Nasutitermes longinasoides Thapa, 1982
Nasutitermes longinasus Holmgren, 1913
Nasutitermes longirostris Engel & Krishna, 2013
Nasutitermes longirostris longirostris Holmgren, 1913
Nasutitermes longirostris minor Thapa, 1982
Nasutitermes longirostris sabahicola Engel & Krishna, 2013
Nasutitermes luzonicus Oshima, 1914Luzon point-headed termite
Nasutitermes matagensis
Nasutitermes matangensiformis Holmgren, 1913
Nasutitermes matangensis matangensioides Holmgren, 1913
Nasutitermes matangensis matangensis Haviland, 1898
Nasutitermes naniformis
Nasutitermes neoparvus Thapa, 1982
Nasutitermes ovipennis Haviland, 1898
Nasutitermes perparvus Ahmad, 1965
Nasutitermes proatripennis Ahmad, 1965
Nasutitermes rectangularis Thapa, 1982
Nasutitermes regularis Haviland, 1898
Nasutitermes rufus
Nasutitermes sandakensis Oshima, 1914
Nasutitermes sarawakensis
Nasutitermes sordidus
Nasutitermes tungsalangensis Ahmad, 1965
Odontotermes billitoni Holmgren, 1913
Odontotermes butteli Holmgren, 1914
Odontotermes denticulatus Holmgren, 1913
Odontotermes dives Hagen, 1858
Odontotermes globicola Wasmann, 1902
Odontotermes grandiceps Holmgren, 1913
Odontotermes hageni Holmgren, 1913
Odontotermes javanicus Holmgren, 1913
Odontotermes javanicus javanicus Holmgren, 1912
Odontotermes kepongensis Manzoor & Ak..., 2005
Odontotermes kistneri Manzoor & Ak..., 2005
Odontotermes longignathus Holmgren, 1914
Odontotermes malaccensis Holmgren, 1914
Odontotermes matangensis Manzoor & Ak..., 2005
Odontotermes mathuri (Thapa, 1982)⇒ Odontotermes minutus Amir, 1975
Odontotermes minutus Amir, 1975
Odontotermes morphospecies I SC-, 2009
Odontotermes neodenticulatus Thapa, 1982
Odontotermes oblongatus Holmgren, 1913
Odontotermes praevalens John, 1926
Odontotermes prodives Thapa, 1982
Odontotermes proximus Holmgren, 1914
Odontotermes sarawakensis Holmgren, 1913
Odontotermes silamensis Thapa, 1982
Oriencapritermes kluangensis Ahmad & Akhtar, 1981
Oriensubulitermes inanis Haviland, 1898
Oriensubulitermes kemneri Ahmad, 1968
Orientotermes emersoni Ahmad, 1976
Pericapritermes brachygnathus John, 1925
Pericapritermes buitenzorgi Holmgren, 1914
Pericapritermes dolichocephalus John, 1925
Pericapritermes latignathus Holmgren, 1914
Pericapritermes mohri Kemner, 1934
Pericapritermes nitobei Shiraki, 1909
Pericapritermes paraspeciosus (Thapa, 1982)⇒ Pericapritermes speciosus Haviland, 1898
Pericapritermes semarangi Holmgren, 1913
Pericapritermes speciosus Haviland, 1898
Procapritermes atypus Holmgren, 1912
Procapritermes martyni Thapa, 1982
Procapritermes minutus Haviland, 1898
Procapritermes neosetiger Thapa, 1982
Procapritermes prosetiger Ahmad, 1965
Procapritermes sandakanensis Thapa, 1982
Procapritermes setiger Haviland, 1898
Prohamitermes hosei hosei Desneux, 1906
Prohamitermes hosei minor Thapa, 1982
Prohamitermes mirabilis Haviland, 1898
Protohamitermes globiceps Holmgren, 1912
Pseudocapritermes angustignathus Holmgren, 1914
Pseudocapritermes kemneri Akhtar & Afzal, 1989
Pseudocapritermes megacephalus Akhtar & Afzal, 1989
Pseudocapritermes orientalis Ahmad & Akhtar, 1981
Pseudocapritermes prosilvaticus Akhtar & Afzal, 1989
Pseudocapritermes silvaticus Kemner, 1934
Sabahitermes leuserensis Gathorne-Hardy, 2001
Sabahitermes malakuni Thapa, 1997
Subulioditermes major Thapa, 1981
Subulioiditermes borneensis Ahmad, 1968
Subulioiditermes emersoni Ahmad, 1968
Subulioiditermes subulioides Ahmad, 1968
Subulitermes leucops Holmgren, 1913
Syncapritermes greeni John, 1925
Syntermes molestus Burmeister, 1939
Termes borneensis (Thapa, 1982)⇒ Termes comis Haviland, 1898
Termes brevicornis Haviland, 1898
Termes comis Haviland, 1898
Termes kalumpangensis (Thapa, 1982)⇒ Termes comis Haviland, 1898
Termes laticornis Haviland, 1898
Termes propinquus Holmgren, 1914
Termes rostratus Haviland, 1898

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Malaysia
SubfamilyAmitermitinae
Kemner, 1934
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyApicotermitinae
Grassé & Noirot, 1955
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForaminitermitinae
Holmgren, 1912
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMacrotermitinae
Kemner, 1934
Fungus Growing Termites
5
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
15
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyntermitinae
Engel and Krishna, 2004
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
14
61
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Termitidae at gbif.org
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