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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
103
1259
4824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
27
306
1929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
10
110
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
39
274
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
39 Genera with 274 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPRSTZ
Ahmaditermes Akhtar, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Ampoulitermes Mathur & Thapa, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrotermes Silvestri, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 197119SpeciesTaxom
Bulbitermes Emerson, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Ceylonitermellus Emerson, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Ceylonitermes Holmgren, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopsillus1SpeciesTaxom
Dicuspiditermes Krishna, 199712SpeciesTaxom
Emersonitermes Mathur & Sen..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Eremotermes Silvestri, 19896SpeciesTaxom
Euhamitermes Holmgren, 197711SpeciesTaxom
Eurytermes Wasmann, 19637SpeciesTaxom
Euscaiotermes Silvestri, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Eutermes Heer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Grallatotermes Holmgren, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Homallotermes John, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Hospitalitermes Holmgren, 19947SpeciesTaxom
Hypotermes Holmgren, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Indocapritermes Chhotani, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Krishnacapritermes Chhotani, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Labiocapritermes Krishna, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1934Fungus-culturing termites7SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 191334SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19339SpeciesTaxom
Mirocapritermes Holmgren, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Nanotermes Engel & Grim..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 198436SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 198149SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 19769SpeciesTaxom
Procapritermes Holmgren, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocapritermes Kemner, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Roonwalitermes Bose, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Speculitermes Wasmann, 196010SpeciesTaxom
Synhamitermes Holmgren, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 05SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 19847SpeciesTaxom
Zophotermes Engel & Singh, 20111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
274 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ahmaditermes emersoni Maiti, 1977
Ahmaditermes pyricephalus Akhtar, 1975
Ahmaditermes sikkimensis Mukherjee & ..., 2008
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amitermes baluchistanicus Akhtar, 1974
Amitermes belli Desneux, 1906
Amitermes paradentatus Ahmad, 1955
Amitermes vilis Hagen, 1858
Ampoulitermes wynaadensis Mathur & Thapa, 1962
Ancistrotermes pakistanicus Ahmad, 1955
Angulitermes acutus Mathur & Sen..., 1961
Angulitermes akhorisainensis Chatterjee &..., 1964
Angulitermes bhagsunagensis Thakur, 2008
Angulitermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1914
Angulitermes dehraensis Gardner, 1945
Angulitermes emersoni Akhtar, 1975
Angulitermes fletcheri Holmgren & H..., 1917
Angulitermes hussaini Ahmad, 1955
Angulitermes jodhpurensis Roonwal & Verma, 1977
Angulitermes kashmirensis Roonwal & Ch..., 1971
Angulitermes keralai Verma, 1984
Angulitermes longifrons Maiti, 1983
Angulitermes mishrai Sen-Sarma & ..., 1975
Angulitermes nepalensis Mukherjee & ..., 2008
Angulitermes obtusus Holmgren & H..., 1917
Angulitermes punjabensis Akhtar, 1974
Angulitermes ramanii Bose & Das, 1982
Angulitermes rathorai Kumar & Thakur, 2010
Angulitermes tilaki Roonwal & Ch..., 1971
Bulbitermes bulbiceps Maiti & Saha, 2000
Bulbitermes parapusillus Ahmad, 1965
Bulbitermes pyriformis Akhtar, 1975
Ceylonitermellus hantanae Holmgren, 1911
Ceylonitermellus kotuae Bugnion, 1914
Ceylonitermes escherichi Holmgren, 1911
Ceylonitermes indicola Thakur, 1976
Chaetopsillus assmuthi
Dicuspiditermes achankovili Verma, 1985
Dicuspiditermes boseae Chhotani, 1997
Dicuspiditermes cornutella Silvestri, 1922
Dicuspiditermes fontanellus Thakur & Cha..., 1971
Dicuspiditermes gravelyi Silvestri, 1922
Dicuspiditermes hutsoni Kemner, 1926
Dicuspiditermes incola Wasmann, 1893
Dicuspiditermes laetus Silvestri, 1914
Dicuspiditermes nemorosus Haviland, 1898
Dicuspiditermes obtusus Silvestri, 1923
Dicuspiditermes punjabensis Holmgren & H..., 1917
Dicuspiditermes sisiri Chhotani, 1997
Emersonitermes thekadensis Mathur & Sen..., 1959
Eremotermes dehraduni Roonwal & Se..., 1960
Eremotermes fletcheri Holmgren & H..., 1917
Eremotermes madrasicus Roonwal & Se..., 1960
Eremotermes neoparadoxalis Ahmad, 1955
Eremotermes paradoxalis Holmgren, 1912
Eremotermes sanyuktae Thakur, 1989
Euhamitermes aruna Chhotani, 1975
Euhamitermes chhotanii Maiti, 1983
Euhamitermes dentatus Thakur & Cha..., 1974
Euhamitermes hamatus Holmgren, 1912
Euhamitermes indicus Holmgren & H..., 1917
Euhamitermes kanhaensis Roonwal & Ch..., 1965
Euhamitermes karnatakensis Roonwal & Ch..., 1965
Euhamitermes lighti Snyder, 1933
Euhamitermes shillongensis Roonwal & Ch..., 1960
Euhamitermes urbanii Roonwal & Ch..., 1977
Euhamitermes wittmeri Roonwal & Ch..., 1977
Eurytermes assmuthi assmuthi Wasmann, 1902
Eurytermes assmuthi modestior Silvestri, 1923
Eurytermes boveni Roonwal & Ch..., 1966
Eurytermes buddha Bose & Maiti, 1966
Eurytermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1913
Eurytermes mohana Rathore, 1995
Eurytermes topslipensis Chatterjee &..., 1963
Euscaiotermes primus Silvestri, 1923
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) diplacodes (Sjöstedt, 1924)⇒ Trinervitermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Grallatotermes grallatoriformis Holmgren & H..., 1917
Grallatotermes niger Chatterjee &..., 1964
Homallotermes pilosus Mathur & Thapa, 1962
Hospitalitermes ataramensis Prashad & Se..., 1960
Hospitalitermes blairi Roonwal & Se..., 1956
Hospitalitermes jepsoni Snyder, 1934
Hospitalitermes kali Maiti & Chak..., 1994
Hospitalitermes madrasi Snyder, 1934
Hospitalitermes monoceros König, 1779
Hospitalitermes nicobarensis Maiti & Chak..., 1994
Hypotermes makhamensis Ahmad, 1965
Hypotermes obscuriceps Wasmann, 1902
Hypotermes winifredi Ahmad, 1953
Hypotermes xenotermitis Wasmann, 1896
Indocapritermes aruni Chhotani, 1997
Krishnacapritermes maitii Chhotani, 1997
Krishnacapritermes thakuri Chhotani, 1997
Labiocapritermes distortus Silvestri, 1922
Macrotermes aleemi Akhtar, 1975
Macrotermes annandalei Silvestri, 1914
Macrotermes convulsionarius König, 1779
Macrotermes gilvus Hagen, 1858
Macrotermes hopini Roonwal & Se..., 1956
Macrotermes khajuriai Roonwal & Ch..., 1962
Macrotermes serrulatus Snyder, 1934
Microcerotermes annandalei Silvestri, 1923
Microcerotermes baluchistanicus Ahmad, 1955
Microcerotermes beesoni Snyder, 1933
Microcerotermes biswanathae Maiti & Chak..., 1994
Microcerotermes bugnioni Holmgren, 1911
Microcerotermes cameroni Snyder, 1934
Microcerotermes championi Snyder, 1933
Microcerotermes chaudhryi Akhtar, 1974
Microcerotermes crassus Snyder, 1934
Microcerotermes cylindriceps Wasmann, 1902
Microcerotermes danieli Roonwal & Bose, 1970
Microcerotermes dumasensis Thakur, 1989
Microcerotermes fletcheri Holmgren & H..., 1917
Microcerotermes gabrielis Weidner, 1955
Microcerotermes ganeshi Bose, 1984
Microcerotermes greeni Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes heimi Wasmann, 1902
Microcerotermes insularis Maiti & Chak..., 1994
Microcerotermes kudremukhae Chhotani, 1997
Microcerotermes labioangulatus Sen-Sarma & ..., 1975
Microcerotermes lahorensis Akhtar, 1974
Microcerotermes laxmi Roonwal & Bose, 1964
Microcerotermes leai Hill, 1927
Microcerotermes longignathus Ahmad, 1955
Microcerotermes maliki Akhtar, 1974
Microcerotermes minor Holmgren, 1914
Microcerotermes nicobarensis Roonwal & Bose, 1970
Microcerotermes pakistanicus Akhtar, 1974
Microcerotermes palestinensis Spaeth, 1964
Microcerotermes prochampioni Akhtar, 1974
Microcerotermes raja Roonwal & Bose, 1964
Microcerotermes rambanensis Chatterjee &..., 1964
Microcerotermes sakesarensis Ahmad, 1955
Microcerotermes tenuignathus Holmgren, 1913
Microtermes bharatpurensis Rathore, 1989
Microtermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1913
Microtermes imphalensis Roonwal & Ch..., 1962
Microtermes incertoides Holmgren, 1913
Microtermes macronotus Holmgren, 1913
Microtermes mycophagus Desneux, 1906
Microtermes obesi Holmgren, 1912
Microtermes sindensis Desneux, 1906
Microtermes unicolor Snyder, 1933
Mirocapritermes snyderi Akhtar, 1975
Nanotermes isaacae Engel & Grim..., 2011
Nasutitermes anamalaiensis Snyder, 1933
Nasutitermes anoniensis Akhtar, 1975
Nasutitermes brunneus Snyder, 1934
Nasutitermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1911
Nasutitermes cherraensis Roonwal & Ch..., 1962
Nasutitermes chhotanii Bose, 1997
Nasutitermes crassicornis Holmgren & H..., 1917
Nasutitermes devrayi Maiti & Chak..., 1994
Nasutitermes dunensis Chatterjee &..., 1969
Nasutitermes emersoni Snyder, 1934
Nasutitermes escherichi
Nasutitermes fabricii Krishna, 1965
Nasutitermes fletcheri Holmgren & H..., 1917
Nasutitermes gardneri Snyder, 1933
Nasutitermes garoensis Roonwal & Ch..., 1962
Nasutitermes haddoensis Maiti & Chak..., 1994
Nasutitermes heimi
Nasutitermes horni Wasmann, 1902
Nasutitermes indicola Holmgren & H..., 1917
Nasutitermes jalpaigurensis Prashad & Se..., 1959
Nasutitermes kali Roonwal & Ch..., 1962
Nasutitermes krishna Roonwal & Bose, 1970
Nasutitermes lacustris Bugnion, 1912
Nasutitermes longinotus Snyder, 1934
Nasutitermes matangensiformis Holmgren, 1913
Nasutitermes matangensis matangensis Haviland, 1898
Nasutitermes moratus Silvestri, 1914
Nasutitermes nigriceps Haldeman, 1853
Nasutitermes oculatus Holmgren, 1911
Nasutitermes pilifrons
Nasutitermes profuscipennis Akhtar, 1975
Nasutitermes suknensis Prashad & Se..., 1959
Nasutitermes tandoni Bose, 1997
Nasutitermes thanensis Prashad & Se..., 1959
Nasutitermes triloki Bose, 1980
Nasutitermes vishnu Bose, 1984
Odontotermes adampurensis Akhtar, 1975
Odontotermes anamallensis Holmgren & H..., 1917
Odontotermes assmuthi Holmgren, 1913
Odontotermes bellahunisensis Holmgren & H..., 1917
Odontotermes bhagwatii Chatterjee &..., 1967
Odontotermes boveni Thakur, 1981
Odontotermes brunneus Hagen, 1858
Odontotermes ceylonicus Wasmann, 1902
Odontotermes distans Holmgren & H..., 1917
Odontotermes escherichi Holmgren, 1911
Odontotermes feae Wasmann, 1896
Odontotermes feaeoides Holmgren & H..., 1917
Odontotermes ganpati Bose, 1997
Odontotermes giriensis Roonwal & Ch..., 1962
Odontotermes girnarensis Thakur, 1989
Odontotermes globicola Wasmann, 1902
Odontotermes guptai Roonwal & Bose, 1961
Odontotermes gurdaspurensis Holmgren & H..., 1917
Odontotermes horai Roonwal & Ch..., 1962
Odontotermes horni Wasmann, 1902
Odontotermes kapuri Roonwal & Ch..., 1962
Odontotermes koenigi Desneux, 1906
Odontotermes kulkarni Roonwal & Ch..., 1959
Odontotermes latigula Snyder, 1934
Odontotermes latiguloides Roonwal & Verma, 1973
Odontotermes lokanandi Chatterjee &..., 1967
Odontotermes longignathus Holmgren, 1914
Odontotermes malabaricus Holmgren & H..., 1917
Odontotermes maliki Akhtar, 1975
Odontotermes microdentatus Roonwal & Se..., 1960
Odontotermes mirganjensis Holmgren & H..., 1917
Odontotermes mohandi Verma & Purohit, 1993
Odontotermes obesus Rambur, 1842
Odontotermes paralatigula Chatterjee &..., 1962
Odontotermes paralatiguloides Thakur, 1989
Odontotermes parvidens Holmgren & H..., 1917
Odontotermes peshawarensis Akhtar, 1974
Odontotermes preliminaris Holmgren, 1911
Odontotermes profeae Akhtar, 1975
Odontotermes proformosanus Ahmad, 1965
Odontotermes prolatigula Bose, 1997
Odontotermes redemanni Wasmann, 1893
Odontotermes sasangirensis Thakur, 1989
Odontotermes sikkimensis Thakur & Rat..., 1986
Odontotermes singsiti Bose, 1997
Odontotermes taprobanes Walker, 1853
Odontotermes vaishno Bose, 1975
Odontotermes wallonensis Wasmann, 1902
Odontotermes yadevi Thakur, 1981
Pericapritermes assamensis Mathur & Thapa, 1965
Pericapritermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1911
Pericapritermes dunensis Roonwal & Se..., 1960
Pericapritermes durga Roonwal & Ch..., 1962
Pericapritermes latignathus Holmgren, 1914
Pericapritermes semarangi Holmgren, 1913
Pericapritermes speciosus Haviland, 1898
Pericapritermes tetraphilus Silvestri, 1922
Pericapritermes topslipensis Thakur, 1976
Procapritermes dakshinae Chhotani & F..., 1995
Procapritermes holmgreni Akhtar, 1975
Procapritermes keralai Chhotani & F..., 1995
Pseudocapritermes bhutanensis Roonwal & Ch..., 1977
Pseudocapritermes fletcheri Holmgren & H..., 1917
Pseudocapritermes karticki Bose, 1997
Pseudocapritermes tikadari Roonwal & Ch..., 1962
Roonwalitermes wadhwai Bose, 1997
Speculitermes chadaensis Chatterjee &..., 1964
Speculitermes cyclops Wasmann, 1902
Speculitermes deccanensis Roonwal & Ch..., 1962
Speculitermes dharwarensis Roonwal & Ch..., 1964
Speculitermes emersoni Bose, 1984
Speculitermes goesswaldi Roonwal & Ch..., 1964
Speculitermes paivai Roonwal & Ch..., 1962
Speculitermes roonwali Maiti, 1983
Speculitermes sinhalensis Roonwal & Se..., 1960
Speculitermes triangularis Roonwal & Se..., 1960
Synhamitermes ceylonicus Holmgren, 1913
Synhamitermes colombensis Roonwal & Se..., 1960
Synhamitermes labioangulatus Thakur, 1989
Synhamitermes quadriceps Wasmann, 1902
Termes almorensis Snyder, 1933
Termes dehraduni Snyder, 1933
Termes dehraensis
Termes orissae Snyder, 1934
Termes wallonensis
Trinervitermes biformis Wasmann, 1902Foraging termite
Trinervitermes fletcheri Chatterjee &..., 1965
Trinervitermes indicus Snyder, 1934
Trinervitermes nigrirostris Mathur & Sen..., 1959
Trinervitermes rabidus Hagen, 1859
Trinervitermes rubidus
Trinervitermes sensarmai Bose, 1984
Zophotermes ashoki Engel & Singh, 2011

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in South Asia
SubfamilyAmitermitinae
Kemner, 1934
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyApicotermitinae
Grassé & Noirot, 1955
3
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMacrotermitinae
Kemner, 1934
Fungus Growing Termites
6
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
11
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
15
99
Genera
Species

Taxom



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