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Checklist for Subfamily Termitinae Latreille, 1802
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
77
843
2007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
10
114
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
4
51
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
35
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
9
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
9 Genera with 20 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Cavitermes Emerson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Eutermes Heer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Neocapritermes Holmgren, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Orthognathotermes Holmgren, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Planicapritermes Emerson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Spinitermes Wasmann, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19233SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
20 Species
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amitermes amicki Scheffrahn, 1999
Amitermes beaumonti Banks, 1918
Amitermes foreli Wasmann, 1902
Cavitermes tuberosus Emerson, 1925
Eutermes chiasognathus
Microcerotermes arboreus Emerson, 1925
Microcerotermes bouvieri Desneux, 1904
Microcerotermes excisus (Mjöberg, 1920)⇒ Microcerotermes turneri Froggatt, 1898
Microcerotermes exiguus Hagen, 1858
Microcerotermes turneri Froggatt, 1898
Neocapritermes longinotus Snyder, 1926
Neocapritermes talpa Holmgren, 1906
Neocapritermes taracua Krishna & Ar..., 1968
Orthognathotermes wheeleri Snyder, 1923
Planicapritermes planiceps Emerson, 1925
Spinitermes longiceps Constantino, 1991
Termes hispaniolae Banks, 1918
Termes medioculatus Emerson, 1949
Termes panamaensis Snyder, 1923


Links, sources and further information
Termitinae at itis.gov