Checklist of Family Termitidae Latreille, 1802 (Higher termites)
for Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4493
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4489
12400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4383
12048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 39
304
531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites | 9
87
174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
| 4
72
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Termitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite | 63
130 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
63 Genera with 130 Species
| Acanthotermes Sjöstedt, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acholotermes Sands, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acidnotermes Sands, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adaiphrotermes Sands, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aderitotermes Sands, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrosubulitermes Emerson, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allognathotermes Silvestri, 1955 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Alyscotermes Sands, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amalotermes Sands, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amicotermes Sands, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amitermes Silvestri, 1957 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anaorotermes Sands, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistrotermes Silvestri, 1912 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anenteotermes Sands, 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apagotermes Sands, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apicotermes Holmgren, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apilitermes Holmgren, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astalotermes Sands, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Astratotermes Sands, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ateuchotermes Sands, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basidentitermes Holmgren, 1914 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Batillitermes Uys, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephalotermes Silvestri, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coxotermes Grassé & No..., 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crenetermes Silvestri, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cubitermes Wasmann, 1911 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eburnitermes Noirot, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eremotermes Silvestri, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchilotermes Silvestri, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eutermellus Silvestri, 1965 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Fastigitermes Sjoestedt, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Foraminitermes Holmgren, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Fulleritermes Coaton, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Furculitermes Emerson, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heimitermes Grassé, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jugositermes Emerson, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyxotermes Sands, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrotermes Holmgren, 1842 | Fungus-culturing termites | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Megagnathotermes Silvestri, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaprotermes Ruelle, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microcerotermes Silvestri, 1912 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Microtermes Wasmann, 1914 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mimeutermes Silvestri, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mucrotermes Emerson, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nasutitermes Dudley, 1924 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Odontotermes Holmgren, 1924 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiotermes Sjöstedt, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthotermes Silvestri, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pericapritermes Silvestri, 1914 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Proboscitermes Sjöstedt, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Procubitermes Silvestri, 1912 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Promirotermes Silvestri, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Protermes Holmgren, 1937 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacanthotermes Sjöstedt, 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomicrotermes Holmgren, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rostrotermes Grassé, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaerotermes Holmgren, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Termes Linnaeus, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thoracotermes Wasmann, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trinervitermes Holmgren, 1842 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tuberculitermes Holmgren, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Unguitermes Sjoestedt, 1973 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
130 Species and 10 Subspecies | Acanthotermes acanthothorax Sjöstedt, 1898 | | | Acholotermes socialis Sjöstedt, 1899 | | | Acidnotermes praus Sands, 1972 | | | Adaiphrotermes cuniculator Sands, 1972 | | | Aderitotermes cavator Sands, 1972 | | | Afrosubulitermes congoensis Emerson, 1960 | | | Allognathotermes aburiensis Sjöstedt, 1926 | | | Allognathotermes hypogeus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Allognathotermes ivorensis Grassé & No..., 1955 | | | Alyscotermes kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1907 | | | Amalotermes phaeocephalus Sands, 1972 | | | Amicotermes galenus Sands, 1972 | | | Amitermes evuncifer Silvestri, 1912 | | | Amitermes guineensis Sands, 1992 | | | Amitermes spinifer Silvestri, 1914 | | | Amitermes stephensoni Harris, 1957 | | | Anaorotermes echinocolon Sands, 1972 | | | Ancistrotermes cavithorax Sjöstedt, 1899 | | | Ancistrotermes crucifer Sjöstedt, 1897 | | | Ancistrotermes crucifer crucifer Sjöstedt, 1897 | | | Ancistrotermes equatorius Harris, 1966 | | | Ancistrotermes guineensis Silvestri, 1912 | | | Anenteotermes improcinctus Sands, 1972 | | | Anenteotermes polyscolus Sands, 1972 | | | Angulitermes truncatus Sjöstedt, 1926 | | | Apagotermes stolidus Sands, 1972 | | | Apicotermes arquieri Grassé & No..., 1955 | | | Apicotermes occultus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Apilitermes longiceps Sjostedt, 1899 | | | Astalotermes benignus Sands, 1972 | | | Astalotermes concilians Silvestri, 1914 | | | Astalotermes quietus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Astratotermes prosenus Sands, 1972 | | | Ateuchotermes sentosus Sands, 1972 | | | Basidentitermes aurivillii Sjöstedt, 1897 | | | Basidentitermes mactus mactus Sjöstedt, 1911 | | | Basidentitermes mactus supera Silvestri, 1914 | | | Basidentitermes potens Silvestri, 1914 | | | Batillitermes clypeatus Sands, 1995 | | | Cephalotermes rectangularis Sjöstedt, 1899 | | | Coxotermes boukokoensis Grassé & No..., 1955 | | | Crenetermes albotarsalis Sjöstedt, 1897 | | | Cubitermes fungifaber Sjostedt, 1924 | | | Cubitermes gaigei Emerson, 1928 | | | Cubitermes oculatus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Cubitermes severus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Cubitermes subcrenulatus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Cubitermes sulcifrons Wasmann, 1911 | | | Eburnitermes grassei Noirot, 1966 | | | Eremotermes nanus Harris, 1960 | | | Euchilotermes acutidens Silvestri, 1914 | | | Euchilotermes tensus tensus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Eutermellus aquilinus Sands, 1965 | | | Eutermellus convergens Silvestri, 1912 | | | Eutermellus undulans Sands, 1965 | | | Fastigitermes jucundus Sjöstedt, 1907 | | | Foraminitermes tubifrons Holmgren, 1912 | | | Foraminitermes valens Silvestri, 1914 | | | Fulleritermes tenebricus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Furculitermes winifredae Emerson, 1960 | | | Heimitermes laticeps Grassé & No..., 1955 | | | Jugositermes tuberculatus Emerson, 1928 | | | Leptomyxotermes doriae Silvestri, 1912 | | | Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781 | Sudanese warlike termite | | Macrotermes herus Sjöstedt, 1914 | | | Macrotermes ivorensis Grassé & No..., 1951 | | | Macrotermes lilljeborgi Sjöstedt, 1896 | | | Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898 | | | Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842 | | | Megagnathotermes notandus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Megaprotermes giffardii Silvestri, 1914 | | | Microcerotermes dolichognathus Silvestri, 1912 | | | Microcerotermes edentatus Wasmann, 1911 | | | Microcerotermes fuscotibialis fuscotibialis Sjöstedt, 1896 | | | Microcerotermes parvulus Sjöstedt, 1911 | | | Microcerotermes parvus Haviland, 1898 | | | Microcerotermes progrediens Silvestri, 1914 | | | Microcerotermes solidus Silvestri, 1912 | | | Microtermes aluco Sjöstedt, 1904 | | | Microtermes congoensis Sjöstedt, 1911 | | | Microtermes congoensis congoensis Sjöstedt, 1911 | | | Microtermes lepidus Sjöstedt, 1924 | | | Microtermes subhyalinus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Mimeutermes edentatus Sands, 1956 | | | Mimeutermes sorex Silvestri, 1914 | | | Mucrotermes heterochilus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Nasutitermes arborum Smeathman, 1781 | | | Nasutitermes camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1899 | | | Nasutitermes diabolus Sjöstedt, 1907 | | | Nasutitermes elegantulus Sjöstedt, 1911 | | | Nasutitermes ferranti Wasmann, 1911 | | | Nasutitermes fulleri Emerson, 1928 | | | Nasutitermes latifrons Sjöstedt, 1896 | | | Nasutitermes lujae Wasmann, 1911 | | | Nasutitermes schoutedeni Sjöstedt, 1924 | | | Odontotermes fidens Sjöstedt, 1904 | | | Odontotermes magdalenae Grassé & No..., 1950 | | | Odontotermes pauperans Silvestri, 1912 | | | Odontotermes smeathmani Fuller, 1924 | | | Odontotermes sudanensis Sjöstedt, 1924 | | | Ophiotermes grandilabius Emerson, 1928 | | | Orthotermes depressifrons Silvestri, 1914 | | | Pericapritermes appellans Silvestri, 1914 | | | Pericapritermes chiasognathus Sjöstedt, 1904 | | | Pericapritermes heteronotus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Pericapritermes nigerianus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Pericapritermes urgens urgens Silvestri, 1914 | | | Proboscitermes tubuliferus Sjöstedt, 1907 | | | Procubitermes aburiensis Sjostedt, 1926 | | | Procubitermes arboricola Sjöstedt, 1897 | | | Procubitermes sjostedti Rosen, 1912 | | | Promirotermes holmgreni holmgreni Silvestri, 1912 | | | Promirotermes holmgreni infera Silvestri, 1914 | | | Promirotermes redundans Silvestri, 1914 | | | Protermes hirticeps Sjöstedt, 1924 | | | Protermes minimus Ruelle, 1971 | | | Protermes minutus Grassé, 1937 | | | Pseudacanthotermes militaris Sjöstedt, 1905 | Sugarcane termite | | Pseudacanthotermes militaris militaris Hagen, 1858 | | | Pseudacanthotermes spiniger Sjöstedt, 1900 | | | Pseudomicrotermes alboniger Wasmann, 1911 | | | Rostrotermes cornutus Grassé, 1943 | | | Sphaerotermes sphaerothorax Sjoestedt, 1911 | | | Termes baculi Sjöstedt, 1900 | | | Termes hospes Sjöstedt, 1900 | | | Thoracotermes macrothorax Sjöstedt, 1899 | | | Trinervitermes geminatus Wasmann, 1897 | | | Trinervitermes occidentalis Sjöstedt, 1904 | | | Trinervitermes oeconomus Trägårdh, 1904 | | | Trinervitermes togoensis Sjöstedt, 1899 | | | Trinervitermes trinervius Rambur, 1842 | | | Tuberculitermes bycanistes Sjöstedt, 1905 | | | Tuberculitermes guineensis Silvestri, 1914 | | | Unguitermes bidentatus Silvestri, 1914 | | | Unguitermes magnus Ruelle, 1973 | |
Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Nigeria
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