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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3739
9131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3737
9129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3638
8836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
38
238
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
10
61
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
5
43
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
36
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
36 Genera with 73 Species
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Acholotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Adaiphrotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Aderitotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Aganotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Allodontermes Silvestri, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrotermes Silvestri, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anenteotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Astalotermes Sands, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Astratotermes Sands, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Crenetermes Silvestri, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cubitermes Wasmann, 192312SpeciesTaxom
Enetotermes Sands, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Fulleritermes Coaton, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Furculitermes Emerson, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Lepidotermes Sjöstedt, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1899Fungus-culturing termites5SpeciesTaxom
Megagnathotermes Silvestri, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Microtermes Wasmann, 19977SpeciesTaxom
Mimeutermes Silvestri, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nitiditermes Emerson, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Ovambotermes Coaton, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Promirotermes Silvestri, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Protermes Holmgren, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthotermes Sjöstedt, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinotermes Sands, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Spatulitermes Coaton, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Synacanthotermes Holmgren, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Thoracotermes Wasmann, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Unguitermes Sjoestedt, 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
73 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acholotermes epius Sands, 1972
Adaiphrotermes scapheutes Sands, 1972
Aderitotermes fossor Sands, 1972
Aganotermes oryctes Sands, 1972
Allodontermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1914
Allodontermes schultzei Silvestri, 1908
Allodontermes tenax Silvestri, 1912
Amitermes importunus Sands, 1959
Amitermes messinae Fuller, 1922
Amitermes truncatidens Sands, 1959
Amitermes unidentatus Wasmann, 1897
Ancistrotermes latinotus Holmgren, 1912
Anenteotermes disluctans Sands, 1972
Angulitermes truncatus Sjöstedt, 1926
Astalotermes brevior Holmgren, 1913
Astalotermes impedians Sands, 1972
Astalotermes murcus Sands, 1972
Astratotermes aneristus Sands, 1972
Crenetermes albotarsalis Sjöstedt, 1897
Cubitermes inclitus Silvestri, 1912
Cubitermes minitabundus Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes montanus Williams, 1966
Cubitermes muneris Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes oblectatus Harris, 1958
Cubitermes orthognathus Emerson, 1928
Cubitermes pallidiceps Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes sanctaeluciae Fuller, 1925
Cubitermes sankurensis Wasmann, 1911
Cubitermes tenuiceps Sjöstedt, 1913
Cubitermes transvaalensis Fuller, 1925
Cubitermes ugandensis Fuller, 1923
Enetotermes bembicoides Sands, 1995
Fulleritermes contractus Sjöstedt, 1913
Furculitermes soyeri Emerson, 1960
Lepidotermes goliathi Williams, 1954
Macrotermes falciger Gerstäcker, 1891
Macrotermes michaelseni Sjöstedt, 1914
Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898
Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842
Macrotermes vitrialatus Sjöstedt, 1899
Megagnathotermes katangensis Sjöstedt, 1927
Microcerotermes brachygnathus Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes nemoralis Harris, 1954
Microtermes albopartitus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microtermes chomaensis Bacchus, 1997
Microtermes etiolatus Fuller, 1922
Microtermes lounsburyi Fuller, 1922
Microtermes luteus Harris, 1954
Microtermes magnocellus Sjöstedt, 1915
Microtermes pamelae Bacchus, 1997
Mimeutermes binghami Sands, 1968
Nitiditermes berghei Emerson, 1962
Odontotermes flammifrons Sjöstedt, 1926
Odontotermes lacustris Harris, 1960
Odontotermes latericius latericius Haviland, 1898
Ovambotermes sylvaticus Coaton, 1971
Pericapritermes gloveri Harris, 1951
Promirotermes massaicus Sjöstedt, 1907
Protermes minimus Ruelle, 1971
Protermes minutus Grassé, 1937
Protermes mwekerae Ruelle, 1971
Pseudacanthotermes militaris militaris Hagen, 1858
Pseudacanthotermes spiniger Sjöstedt, 1900
Rhadinotermes coarctatus Sjöstedt, 1902
Spatulitermes coolingi Coaton, 1971
Synacanthotermes trilobatus Sjöstedt, 1926
Termes boultoni Coaton & She..., 1978
Thoracotermes lusingensis Harris, 1958
Trinervitermes bettonianus Sjöstedt, 1905
Trinervitermes dispar Sjöstedt, 1902
Trinervitermes gratiosus Sjöstedt, 1924
Trinervitermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Unguitermes proclivifrons Ruelle, 1973

Subnodes of Termitidae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyApicotermitinae
Grassé & Noirot, 1955
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCubitermitinae
Weidner, 1956
9
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMacrotermitinae
Kemner, 1934
Fungus Growing Termites
8
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNasutitermitinae
Hare, 1937
Snouted Termites
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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