Species list, Checklist of Family Termitidae (Higher termites) for Mauritania (West Africa)

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

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	132 724 1283	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	131 723 1282	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	126 710 1263	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923	17 85 142	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Blattodea Latreille, 1810 Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites	4 6 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Blattoidea Latreille, 1810	3 4 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Termitidae Latreille, 1802 Higher termites, Termite	2 2	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Mauritania
2 Genera with 2 Species

Macrotermes Holmgren, 1781	Fungus-culturing termites	1	Species	Taxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 1897		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Mauritania
2 Species

Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781	Sudanese warlike termite
Trinervitermes geminatus Wasmann, 1897

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Mauritania

Subfamily	Macrotermitinae Kemner, 1934 Fungus Growing Termites	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Nasutitermitinae Hare, 1937 Snouted Termites	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Termitidae at gbif.org
Termitidae at irmng.org
Termitidae at itis.gov