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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
60
436
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
14
86
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
7
44
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
29
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
6
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
6 Genera with 19 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 18979SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Promirotermes Silvestri, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amitermes acinacifer Sands, 1959
Amitermes evuncifer Silvestri, 1912
Amitermes loennbergianus Sjöstedt, 1911
Amitermes messinae Fuller, 1922
Amitermes sciangallorum Ghidini, 1941
Amitermes somaliensis Sjöstedt, 1927
Amitermes spinifer Silvestri, 1914
Amitermes stephensoni Harris, 1957
Amitermes unidentatus Wasmann, 1897
Angulitermes nilensis Harris, 1962
Angulitermes truncatus Sjöstedt, 1926
Microcerotermes masaiaticus Harris, 1954
Microcerotermes parvus Haviland, 1898
Microcerotermes zuluensis zuluensis Holmgren, 1913
Pericapritermes dumicola Harris, 1954
Promirotermes bellicosi Wasmann, 1912
Promirotermes gracilipes Schmitz, 1917
Promirotermes massaicus Sjöstedt, 1907
Termes hospes Sjöstedt, 1900


Links, sources and further information
Termitinae at itis.gov