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Checklist of Family Termitidae Latreille, 1802 (Higher termites)
for Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12550
43797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12547
43788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12412
43330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
54
418
1124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
12
89
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
7
37
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
9 Genera with 14 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Capritermes Wasmann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eutermes Heer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pericapretermes Shiraki, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Sinocapritermes Ping & Xu, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 17633SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
14 Species
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Capritermes nitobei
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) diplacodes (Sjöstedt, 1924)⇒ Trinervitermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Nasutitermes kinoshitae Hozawa, 1915
Nasutitermes kinoshitai Hozawa, 1915
Nasutitermes parvonasutus Shiraki, 1911
Nasutitermes takasagoensis Nawa, 1911
Odontotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909
Pericapretermes nitobei (Shiraki, 1909)⇒ Pericapritermes nitobei Shiraki, 1909
Pericapritermes nitobei Shiraki, 1909
Sinocapritermes mushae Oshima & Maki, 1919
Termes fatidicum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lachesilla pedicularius Linnaeus, 1758
Termes lignarum (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Trogium pulsatorium Linnaeus, 1758
Termes pulsatorium (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Liposcelis divinatoria Müller, 1776

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Taiwan
SubfamilyMacrotermitinae
Kemner, 1934
Fungus Growing Termites
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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