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Checklist for Subfamily Termitinae Latreille, 1802
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
142
2517
10595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
27
367
2117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
12
169
1100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
118
773
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
12
160
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
12 Genera with 160 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 185834SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 19266SpeciesTaxom
Capritermes Wasmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dicuspiditermes Krishna, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Eutermes Heer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 192571SpeciesTaxom
Mirotermes Wasmann, 013SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 191416SpeciesTaxom
Promirotermes Silvestri, 190811SpeciesTaxom
Quasitermes Emerson, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 194913SpeciesTaxom
Trapellitermes Sands, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
160 Species and 9 Subspecies
Amitermes acinacifer Sands, 1959
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amitermes atlanticus
Amitermes basidens Sjöstedt, 1899
Amitermes braunsi Fuller, 1922
Amitermes desertorum Desneux, 1902
Amitermes evuncifer Silvestri, 1912
Amitermes gallagheri Chhotani, 1988
Amitermes gestroanus Sjöstedt, 1912
Amitermes guineensis Sands, 1992
Amitermes gunni
Amitermes hastatus Haviland, 1898
Amitermes heteraspis Silvestri, 1906
Amitermes importunus Sands, 1959
Amitermes kenhardti
Amitermes libertatis
Amitermes limpopoensis
Amitermes loennbergianus Sjöstedt, 1911
Amitermes lucidus K. Krishna, 2009
Amitermes messinae Fuller, 1922
Amitermes mitchelli Sands, 1992
Amitermes paucinervius Silvestri, 1908
Amitermes runconifer
Amitermes santschi Silvestri, 1911
Amitermes schoombiensis
Amitermes sciangallorum Ghidini, 1941
Amitermes seminotus Silvestri, 1908
Amitermes socotrensis Harris, 1954
Amitermes somaliensis Sjöstedt, 1927
Amitermes spinifer Silvestri, 1914
Amitermes stephensoni Harris, 1957
Amitermes truncatidens Sands, 1959
Amitermes unidentatus Wasmann, 1897
Amitermes vilis Hagen, 1858
Angulitermes braunsi Wasmann, 1908
Angulitermes elsenburgi Fuller, 1925
Angulitermes frontalis Silvestri, 1908
Angulitermes nilensis Harris, 1962
Angulitermes quadriceps Harris, 1964
Angulitermes truncatus Sjöstedt, 1926
Capritermes capricornis Wasmann, 1893
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) diplacodes (Sjöstedt, 1924)⇒ Trinervitermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Microcerotermes acerbus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microcerotermes algoasinensis Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes apricitatis Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes barbertoni Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes bequaertianus Sjöstedt, 1913
Microcerotermes biroi Desneux, 1905
Microcerotermes brachygnathus Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes buettikeri Chhotani & Bose, 1979
Microcerotermes cachani Eggleton, 2003
Microcerotermes choanensis Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes collinsi Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes debilicornis Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes diversus Silvestri, 1920
Microcerotermes dolichognathus Silvestri, 1912
Microcerotermes dumisae Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes durbanensis Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes edentatus Wasmann, 1911
Microcerotermes elegans Sjöstedt, 1925
Microcerotermes eugnathus Silvestri, 1911
Microcerotermes exiguus Hagen, 1858
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis fuscotibialis Sjöstedt, 1896
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis libericus Rosen, 1912
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis validior Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes hamatus Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes hypaenicus Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes ilalazonatus Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes insulanus K. Krishna, 2009
Microcerotermes kwazulu Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes lateralis Walker, 1853
Microcerotermes laticeps Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes latinotus K. von Rosen, 1913
Microcerotermes limpopoensis Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes longiceps Cachan, 1949
Microcerotermes longimalatus Sjöstedt, 1925
Microcerotermes macacoensis Sjöstedt, 1925
Microcerotermes major Cachan, 1951
Microcerotermes malmesburyi Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes mandibularis Cachan, 1951
Microcerotermes masaiaticus Harris, 1954
Microcerotermes mzilikazi Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes nanulus Sjöstedt, 1925
Microcerotermes nemoralis Harris, 1954
Microcerotermes palaearcticus Sjöstedt, 1904
Microcerotermes parviceps (Mjöberg, 1920)⇒ Microcerotermes serratus Froggatt, 1898
Microcerotermes parvulus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microcerotermes parvus Haviland, 1898
Microcerotermes pauliani Krishna, 2013
Microcerotermes pondweniensis Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes progrediens Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes propinquus Wasmann, 1910
Microcerotermes psammophilus Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes sabaeus Harris, 1957
Microcerotermes sakarahensis Cachan, 1951
Microcerotermes sanctaeluciae Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes secernens Schmitz, 1917
Microcerotermes serratus Froggatt, 1898
Microcerotermes setosus K. Krishna, 2009
Microcerotermes sikorae Wasmann, 1893
Microcerotermes silvestrianus Emerson, 1928
Microcerotermes solidus Silvestri, 1912
Microcerotermes subinteger Cachan, 1949
Microcerotermes subtilis Wasmann, 1897
Microcerotermes theobromae Desneux, 1906
Microcerotermes thermarum Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes transiens Rosen, 1912
Microcerotermes unidentatus Cachan, 1949
Microcerotermes zuluensis Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes zuluensis rubriceps Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes zuluensis zuluensis Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes zuluoides Fuller, 1925
Mirotermes bilobatus
Mirotermes bulbifrons
Mirotermes cristifrons
Mirotermes curtatus
Mirotermes glebae
Mirotermes intercalatus
Mirotermes lamanianus
Mirotermes modestior
Mirotermes occultus (Hill, 1927)⇒ Occultitermes occultus Hill, 1927
Mirotermes oculatus
Mirotermes proximatus
Mirotermes resinatus K. von Rosen, 1913
Mirotermes subcrenulatus
Pericapritermes appellans Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes chiasognathus Sjöstedt, 1904
Pericapritermes desaegeri Harris, 1963
Pericapritermes dumicola Harris, 1954
Pericapritermes gloveri Harris, 1951
Pericapritermes heteronotus Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes machadoi Noirot, 1955
Pericapritermes magnificus Silvestri, 1912
Pericapritermes metatus Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes minimus Weidner, 1956
Pericapritermes nigerianus Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes pallidipes Sjöstedt, 1898
Pericapritermes silvestrianus Emerson, 1928
Pericapritermes urgens Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes urgens confinis Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes urgens urgens Silvestri, 1914
Promirotermes bechuana Fuller, 1922
Promirotermes bellicosi Wasmann, 1912
Promirotermes dumisae Fuller, 1925
Promirotermes gracilipes Schmitz, 1917
Promirotermes holmgreni holmgreni Silvestri, 1912
Promirotermes holmgreni infera Silvestri, 1914
Promirotermes massaicus Sjöstedt, 1907
Promirotermes orthoceps Emerson, 1928
Promirotermes pygmaeus Harris, 1963
Promirotermes redundans Silvestri, 1914
Promirotermes rotundifrons Silvestri, 1908
Quasitermes incisus Cachan, 1949
Termes (Eutermes) debilis O. Heer, 1849
Termes (Termes) amicus K. von Rosen, 1913
Termes amaralii Seabra, 1919
Termes baculi Sjöstedt, 1900
Termes baculiformis Holmgren, 1909
Termes badius Haviland, 1898Crater termite
Termes boultoni Coaton & She..., 1978
Termes capensis De Geer, 1778
Termes hospes Sjöstedt, 1900
Termes primitivus K. Krishna, 2009
Termes splendens Sjöstedt, 1926
Termes tragardhi Sjöstedt, 1904
Termes winifredae Snyder, 1949
Trapellitermes loxomastax Sands, 1995


Links, sources and further information
Termitinae at itis.gov