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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
462
4268
10566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
461
4265
10563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
4192
10451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
49
280
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
10
64
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
5
39
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
12
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Australia
12 Genera with 42 Species
Ahamitermes Mjöberg, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 193515SpeciesTaxom
Australitermes Emerson, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Drepanotermes Silvestri, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Ekphysotermes Gay, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Ephelotermes Miller, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Eutermes Heer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Occasitermes Holmgren, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Paracapritermes Hill, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tumulitermes Holmgren, 18985SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Australia
42 Species
Ahamitermes hillii Nicholls, 1929
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amitermes arcuatus Gay, 1968
Amitermes colonus Hill, 1942
Amitermes dentosus Hill, 1935
Amitermes exilis Hill, 1935
Amitermes germanus Hill, 1915
Amitermes lativentris Mjöberg, 1920
Amitermes modicus Hill, 1942
Amitermes neogermanus Hill, 1922
Amitermes obeuntis Silvestri, 1909
Amitermes obtusidens Mjöberg, 1920
Amitermes perarmatus Silvestri, 1909
Amitermes procerus Gay, 1968
Amitermes westraliensis Hill, 1929
Amitermes xylophagus Hill, 1935
Australitermes insignitus Hill, 1942
Drepanotermes bellator Watson & Perry, 1981
Drepanotermes diversicolor Watson & Perry, 1981
Drepanotermes perniger Froggatt, 1898
Drepanotermes rubriceps Froggatt, 1898
Ekphysotermes jarmuranus Hill, 1929
Ekphysotermes kalgoorliensis Hill, 1942
Ekphysotermes percomis Hill, 1942
Ephelotermes argutus Hill, 1929
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) diplacodes (Sjöstedt, 1924)⇒ Trinervitermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Microcerotermes cavus Hill, 1942
Microcerotermes distinctus Silvestri, 1909
Microcerotermes leai Hill, 1927
Microcerotermes newmani Hill, 1927
Microcerotermes serratus Froggatt, 1898
Nasutitermes centraliensis Hill, 1925
Nasutitermes exitiosus Hill, 1925Snouted Termite
Nasutitermes fumigatus Brauer, 1865
Nasutitermes longipennis Hill, 1915
Occasitermes occasus Silvestri, 1909
Paracapritermes kraepelinii Silvestri, 1909
Tumulitermes dalbiensis Hill, 1942
Tumulitermes hastilis Froggatt, 1898
Tumulitermes petilus Hill, 1942
Tumulitermes recalvus Hill, 1942
Tumulitermes tumuli Froggatt, 1898

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in South Australia
SubfamilyAmitermitinae
Kemner, 1934
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
6
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



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