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Checklist of Family Termitidae Latreille, 1802 (Higher termites)
for Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
7763
24724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
7759
24718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
7662
24448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
58
557
1492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
13
107
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
6
53
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
34
114
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
34 Genera with 114 Species
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Adaiphrotermes Sands, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Aderitotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Allodontermes Silvestri, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Alyscotermes Sands, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 18977SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrotermes Silvestri, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotermes Mueller, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Apicotermes Holmgren, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Astalotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Ateuchotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Basidentitermes Holmgren, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Crenetermes Silvestri, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Cubitermes Wasmann, 193717SpeciesTaxom
Euchilotermes Silvestri, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Foraminitermes Holmgren, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Grallatotermes Holmgren, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Lepidotermes Sjöstedt, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1899Fungus-culturing termites8SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19139SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Mimeutermes Silvestri, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Mirotermes Wasmann, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 03SpeciesTaxom
Noditermes Sjoestedt, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 191424SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Proboscitermes Sjöstedt, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Promirotermes Silvestri, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthotermes Sjöstedt, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinotermes Sands, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Synacanthotermes Holmgren, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 19115SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
114 Species and 6 Subspecies
Adaiphrotermes choanensis Fuller, 1925
Aderitotermes fossor Sands, 1972
Allodontermes tenax Silvestri, 1912
Alyscotermes kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1907
Amitermes hastatus Haviland, 1898
Amitermes loennbergianus Sjöstedt, 1911
Amitermes messinae Fuller, 1922
Amitermes sciangallorum Ghidini, 1941
Amitermes spinifer Silvestri, 1914
Amitermes truncatidens Sands, 1959
Amitermes unidentatus Wasmann, 1897
Ancistrotermes latinotus Holmgren, 1912
Angulitermes nilensis Harris, 1962
Angulitermes truncatus Sjöstedt, 1926
Apicotermes holmgreni (Emerson, 1956)⇒ Apicotermes tragardhi Holmgren, 1912
Apicotermes lamani Sjöstedt, 1924
Apicotermes tragardhi Holmgren, 1912
Astalotermes amicus Sands, 1972
Ateuchotermes rastratus Sands, 1972
Basidentitermes amicus Harris, 1936
Crenetermes albotarsalis Sjöstedt, 1897
Crenetermes mixtus Williams, 1962
Cubitermes bilobatus Haviland, 1898
Cubitermes breviceps Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes falcifer Williams, 1966
Cubitermes fulvus Williams, 1966
Cubitermes glebae Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes inclitus Silvestri, 1912
Cubitermes latens Williams, 1966
Cubitermes montanus Williams, 1966
Cubitermes muneris Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes oblectatus Harris, 1958
Cubitermes orthognathus Emerson, 1928
Cubitermes pallidiceps Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes sankurensis Wasmann, 1911
Cubitermes tenuiceps Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes ugandensis Fuller, 1923
Cubitermes umbratus Williams, 1954
Cubitermes zavattarii Ghidini, 1937
Euchilotermes umbraticola Williams, 1954
Foraminitermes rhinoceros Sjöstedt, 1905
Grallatotermes africanus Harris, 1954
Lepidotermes goliathi Williams, 1954
Lepidotermes planifacies Williams, 1954
Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781Sudanese warlike termite
Macrotermes falciger Gerstäcker, 1891
Macrotermes herus Sjöstedt, 1914
Macrotermes michaelseni Sjöstedt, 1914
Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898
Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842
Macrotermes ukuzii Fuller, 1922
Macrotermes vitrialatus Sjöstedt, 1899
Microcerotermes brachygnathus Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes edentatus Wasmann, 1911
Microcerotermes latinotus K. von Rosen, 1913
Microcerotermes masaiaticus Harris, 1954
Microcerotermes nemoralis Harris, 1954
Microcerotermes parvulus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microcerotermes parvus Haviland, 1898
Microcerotermes zuluensis zuluensis Holmgren, 1913
Microtermes albopartitus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microtermes alluaudanus Sjöstedt, 1915
Microtermes luteus Harris, 1954
Microtermes magnocellus Sjöstedt, 1915
Microtermes redenianus Sjöstedt, 1904
Microtermes vadschaggae Sjöstedt, 1907
Mimeutermes majusculus Sands, 1965
Mirotermes glebae
Mirotermes resinatus K. von Rosen, 1913
Nasutitermes infuscatus Sjöstedt, 1902
Nasutitermes kempae Harris, 1954
Nasutitermes segelli
Noditermes indoensis Sjöstedt, 1926
Noditermes wasambaricus Williams, 1954
Odontotermes amanicus Sjöstedt, 1925
Odontotermes amaniensis Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes anceps Sjöstedt, 1911
Odontotermes apollo Sjöstedt, 1905
Odontotermes aurora Sjöstedt, 1904
Odontotermes badius badius Haviland, 1898
Odontotermes boranicus Ghidini, 1937
Odontotermes caffrariae Sjöstedt, 1897
Odontotermes culturarum Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes fallax Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes kibarensis Fuller, 1923
Odontotermes latericius latericius Haviland, 1898
Odontotermes mediocris Sjöstedt, 1911
Odontotermes microps Sjöstedt, 1899
Odontotermes monodon monodon Gerstäcker, 1891
Odontotermes palmquisti Sjöstedt, 1907
Odontotermes ramulosus Sjöstedt, 1904
Odontotermes rectanguloides Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes stercorivorus Sjöstedt, 1907
Odontotermes tanganicus Sjöstedt, 1924
Odontotermes terricola Sjöstedt, 1902
Odontotermes transvaalensis Sjöstedt, 1902
Odontotermes zambesiensis Sjöstedt, 1914
Pericapritermes dumicola Harris, 1954
Pericapritermes gloveri Harris, 1951
Proboscitermes mcgrewi Scheffrahn, 2010
Promirotermes bellicosi Wasmann, 1912
Promirotermes massaicus Sjöstedt, 1907
Pseudacanthotermes grandiceps Sjöstedt, 1915
Pseudacanthotermes militaris laticeps Sjöstedt, 1905
Pseudacanthotermes militaris militaris Hagen, 1858
Pseudacanthotermes spiniger Sjöstedt, 1900
Rhadinotermes coarctatus Sjöstedt, 1902
Synacanthotermes zanzibarensis Sjöstedt, 1915
Termes (Eutermes) debilis O. Heer, 1849
Termes (Termes) amicus K. von Rosen, 1913
Trinervitermes bettonianus Sjöstedt, 1905
Trinervitermes dispar Sjöstedt, 1902
Trinervitermes gratiosus Sjöstedt, 1924
Trinervitermes rapulum Sjöstedt, 1904
Trinervitermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1911

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyApicotermitinae
Grassé & Noirot, 1955
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCubitermitinae
Weidner, 1956
7
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyForaminitermitinae
Holmgren, 1912
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMacrotermitinae
Kemner, 1934
Fungus Growing Termites
7
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
7
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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