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Checklist for Family Termitidae Latreille, 1802 (Higher termites)
and region West Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
690
11531
53121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
685
11504
53068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
653
11370
52741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
75
627
2216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
16
77
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
8
37
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
9
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Asia
9 Genera with 47 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 200515SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Eremotermes Silvestri, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1842Fungus-culturing termites2SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 199915SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Mycterotermes Sands, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Rotunditermes Holmgren, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 19652SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Asia
47 Species
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amitermes baluchistanicus Akhtar, 1974
Amitermes belli Desneux, 1906
Amitermes corpulentus Al-Alawy, Ab..., 1990
Amitermes desertorum Desneux, 1902
Amitermes gallagheri Chhotani, 1988
Amitermes iranicus Ghayourfar, 1999
Amitermes kharrazii Ghayourfar, 1999
Amitermes loennbergianus Sjöstedt, 1911
Amitermes messinae Fuller, 1922
Amitermes paravilis Ravan & Akhtar, 1999
Amitermes socotrensis Harris, 1954
Amitermes stephensoni Harris, 1957
Amitermes vilis Hagen, 1858
Amitermes yasujensis Ghayourfar, 2005
Angulitermes arabiae Chhotani & Bose, 1979
Angulitermes asirensis Chhotani & Bose, 1991
Angulitermes quadriceps Harris, 1964
Angulitermes truncatus Sjöstedt, 1926
Eremotermes arctus Spaeth, 1964
Eremotermes nanus Harris, 1960
Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781Sudanese warlike termite
Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842
Microcerotermes buettikeri Chhotani & Bose, 1979
Microcerotermes chaudhryi Akhtar, 1974
Microcerotermes chhotanii Ghayourfar, 1998
Microcerotermes dashlibronensis Ghayourfar, 2005
Microcerotermes diversus Silvestri, 1920
Microcerotermes eugnathus Silvestri, 1911
Microcerotermes gabrielis Weidner, 1955
Microcerotermes pakistanicus Akhtar, 1974
Microcerotermes palestinensis Spaeth, 1964
Microcerotermes parvulus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microcerotermes sabaeus Harris, 1957
Microcerotermes saravanensis Ghayourfar, 2005
Microcerotermes shahroudiensis Ghayourfar, 2005
Microcerotermes sistaniensis Ghayourfar &..., 2005
Microcerotermes varaminicus Ghayourfar, 1999
Microtermes mycophagus Desneux, 1906
Microtermes najdensis Harris, 1964
Microtermes obesi Holmgren, 1912
Microtermes subhyalinus Silvestri, 1914
Microtermes yemenensis Wood, Lamb &..., 1986
Mycterotermes meringocephalus Sands, 1965
Rotunditermes bragantinus Roonwal & Ra..., 1976
Trinervitermes arabiae Harris, 1957
Trinervitermes saudiensis Sands, 1965

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in West Asia
SubfamilyAmitermitinae
Kemner, 1934
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMacrotermitinae
Kemner, 1934
Fungus Growing Termites
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
3
34
Genera
Species

Taxom



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