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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
95
811
2249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
20
127
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
8
64
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
35
156
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
7
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
7 Genera with 50 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 189714SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Eutermes Heer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 192526SpeciesTaxom
Mirotermes Wasmann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Promirotermes Silvestri, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19494SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
50 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amitermes atlanticus
Amitermes braunsi Fuller, 1922
Amitermes gunni
Amitermes hastatus Haviland, 1898
Amitermes kenhardti
Amitermes libertatis
Amitermes limpopoensis
Amitermes messinae Fuller, 1922
Amitermes paucinervius Silvestri, 1908
Amitermes runconifer
Amitermes schoombiensis
Amitermes seminotus Silvestri, 1908
Amitermes unidentatus Wasmann, 1897
Angulitermes braunsi Wasmann, 1908
Angulitermes elsenburgi Fuller, 1925
Angulitermes frontalis Silvestri, 1908
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) diplacodes (Sjöstedt, 1924)⇒ Trinervitermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Microcerotermes algoasinensis Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes apricitatis Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes barbertoni Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes brachygnathus Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes choanensis Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes collinsi Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes debilicornis Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes dumisae Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes durbanensis Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes hamatus Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes hypaenicus Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes ilalazonatus Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes kwazulu Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes laticeps Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes limpopoensis Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes malmesburyi Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes mzilikazi Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes parvus Haviland, 1898
Microcerotermes pondweniensis Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes psammophilus Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes sanctaeluciae Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes thermarum Fuller, 1925
Microcerotermes zuluensis Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes zuluensis rubriceps Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes zuluensis zuluensis Holmgren, 1913
Microcerotermes zuluoides Fuller, 1925
Mirotermes bilobatus
Promirotermes bechuana Fuller, 1922
Promirotermes dumisae Fuller, 1925
Promirotermes rotundifrons Silvestri, 1908
Termes badius Haviland, 1898Crater termite
Termes capensis De Geer, 1778
Termes tragardhi Sjöstedt, 1904
Termes winifredae Snyder, 1949


Links, sources and further information
Termitinae at itis.gov