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Checklist for Family Termitidae Latreille, 1802 (Higher termites)
and region Tablelands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1690
2359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
1688
2359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
1616
2249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
36
105
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
12
39
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
7
25
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
10
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tablelands (Queensland)
10 Genera with 31 Species
Ahamitermes Mjöberg, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 193510SpeciesTaxom
Apsenterotermes Miller, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cristatitermes Miller, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ephelotermes Miller, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Invasitermes Miller, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Lophotermes Miller, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 19426SpeciesTaxom
Tumulitermes Holmgren, 19426SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tablelands (Queensland)
31 Species
Ahamitermes nidicola Mjöberg, 1920
Amitermes dentosus Hill, 1935
Amitermes eucalypti Hill, 1922
Amitermes germanus Hill, 1915
Amitermes herbertensis Mjöberg, 1920
Amitermes latidens Mjöberg, 1920
Amitermes laurensis Mjöberg, 1920Mound Building Termite
Amitermes obtusidens Mjöberg, 1920
Amitermes ravus Hill, 1942
Amitermes subtilis Gay, 1968
Amitermes vitiosus Hill, 1935
Apsenterotermes declinatus Miller, 1991
Cristatitermes froggatti Hill, 1915
Ephelotermes argutus Hill, 1929
Ephelotermes cheeli Mjöberg, 1920
Invasitermes insitivus Hill, 1929
Lophotermes parvicornis Miller, 1991
Microcerotermes serratus Froggatt, 1898
Microcerotermes turneri Froggatt, 1898
Nasutitermes graveolus Hill, 1925Niggerhead termite
Nasutitermes longipennis Hill, 1915
Nasutitermes magnus Froggatt, 1898
Nasutitermes pluvialis Mjöberg, 1920
Nasutitermes triodiae Froggatt, 1898Spinifex Termite
Nasutitermes walkeri Hill, 1942Niggerhead termite
Tumulitermes comatus Hill, 1942
Tumulitermes curtus Hill, 1942
Tumulitermes mareebensis Hill, 1922
Tumulitermes pastinator Hill, 1915
Tumulitermes pulleinei Mjöberg, 1920
Tumulitermes recalvus Hill, 1942

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Tablelands (Queensland)
SubfamilyAmitermitinae
Kemner, 1934
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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