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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
78
771
1758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Termites
12
151
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blattoidea
Latreille, 1810
5
92
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTermitidae
Latreille, 1802
Higher termites, Termite
75
210
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTermitinae
Latreille, 1802
9
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
9 Genera with 44 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 19597SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Dicuspiditermes Krishna, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 191318SpeciesTaxom
Mirotermes Wasmann, 06SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 191410SpeciesTaxom
Promirotermes Silvestri, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Termes Linnaeus, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Trapellitermes Sands, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
44 Species and 8 Subspecies
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amitermes basidens Sjöstedt, 1899
Amitermes evuncifer Silvestri, 1912
Amitermes guineensis Sands, 1992
Amitermes spinifer Silvestri, 1914
Amitermes stephensoni Harris, 1957
Amitermes truncatidens Sands, 1959
Angulitermes nilensis Harris, 1962
Angulitermes truncatus Sjöstedt, 1926
Microcerotermes acerbus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microcerotermes bequaertianus Sjöstedt, 1913
Microcerotermes biroi Desneux, 1905
Microcerotermes brachygnathus Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes dolichognathus Silvestri, 1912
Microcerotermes edentatus Wasmann, 1911
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis fuscotibialis Sjöstedt, 1896
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis libericus Rosen, 1912
Microcerotermes fuscotibialis validior Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes lateralis Walker, 1853
Microcerotermes nanulus Sjöstedt, 1925
Microcerotermes parvulus Sjöstedt, 1911
Microcerotermes parvus Haviland, 1898
Microcerotermes progrediens Silvestri, 1914
Microcerotermes solidus Silvestri, 1912
Microcerotermes transiens Rosen, 1912
Microcerotermes zuluensis zuluensis Holmgren, 1913
Mirotermes curtatus
Mirotermes modestior
Mirotermes occultus (Hill, 1927)⇒ Occultitermes occultus Hill, 1927
Mirotermes oculatus
Mirotermes proximatus
Mirotermes subcrenulatus
Pericapritermes appellans Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes chiasognathus Sjöstedt, 1904
Pericapritermes heteronotus Silvestri, 1914
Pericapritermes metatus Silvestri, 1914
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 holmgreni holmgreni Silvestri, 1912
Promirotermes holmgreni infera Silvestri, 1914
Promirotermes redundans Silvestri, 1914
Termes baculi Sjöstedt, 1900
Termes hospes Sjöstedt, 1900
Termes splendens Sjöstedt, 1926
Trapellitermes loxomastax Sands, 1995


Links, sources and further information
Termitinae at itis.gov