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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
304
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
9
87
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
4
72
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
63
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
6
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
6 Genera with 21 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19127SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Promirotermes Silvestri, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19002SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
21 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amitermes evuncifer Silvestri, 1912
Amitermes guineensis Sands, 1992
Amitermes spinifer Silvestri, 1914
Amitermes stephensoni Harris, 1957
Angulitermes truncatus Sjöstedt, 1926
Microcerotermes dolichognathus Silvestri, 1912
Microcerotermes edentatus Wasmann, 1911
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis fuscotibialis Sjöstedt, 1896
Microcerotermes parvulus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microcerotermes parvus Haviland, 1898
Microcerotermes progrediens Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes solidus Silvestri, 1912
Pericapritermes appellans Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes chiasognathus Sjöstedt, 1904
Pericapritermes heteronotus Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes nigerianus Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes urgens urgens Silvestri, 1914
Promirotermes holmgreni holmgreni Silvestri, 1912
Promirotermes holmgreni infera Silvestri, 1914
Promirotermes redundans Silvestri, 1914
Termes baculi Sjöstedt, 1900
Termes hospes Sjöstedt, 1900


Links, sources and further information
Termitinae at itis.gov