Checklist of Family Termitidae Latreille, 1802 (Higher termites)
for Torres Strait (West Pacific Ocean)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 79
266
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 79
266
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 73
238
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 7
14
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites | 5
12
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
| 4
11
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Termitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite | 4
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Torres Strait
4 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Torres Strait
10 Species | Ephelotermes cheeli Mjöberg, 1920 | | | Microcerotermes biroi Desneux, 1905 | | | Microcerotermes nanus Hill, 1915 | | | Microcerotermes taylori Hill, 1927 | | | Nasutitermes graveolus Hill, 1925 | Niggerhead termite | | Nasutitermes magnus Froggatt, 1898 | | | Nasutitermes princeps Desneux, 1905 | | | Nasutitermes torresi Hill, 1942 | | | Nasutitermes triodiae Froggatt, 1898 | Spinifex Termite | | Tumulitermes marcidus Hill, 1942 | |
Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Torres Strait
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