Termes
Wing venation of unnamed Termes reproductive
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Nanorder: Neoisoptera
Family: Termitidae
Subfamily: Termitinae
Genus: Termes
Linnaeus 1758[1]
Synonyms

Mirotermes Wasmann 1897[2]

Termes is a genus of higher termites in the subfamily Termitinae. The type genus of its family, it has a pantropical distribution and has included other species, now placed in other genera; there are also a number of extinct species.

Species

The Termite Catalogue[3] lists the following:

  • Termes amaralii
  • Termes amicus †
  • Termes ayri
  • Termes baculi
  • Termes baculiformis
  • Termes bolivianus
  • Termes boultoni
  • Termes brevicornis
  • Termes buchii †
  • Termes capensis
  • Termes comis
  • Termes croaticus †
  • Termes drabatyi †
  • Termes fatalis
  • Termes hauffi †
  • Termes hispaniolae
  • Termes hospes
  • Termes huayangensis
  • Termes korschefskyi †
  • Termes laticornis
  • Termes major
  • Termes marjoriae
  • Termes medioculatus
  • Termes melindae
  • Termes nigritus
  • Termes obscurus †
  • Termes panamaensis
  • Termes primitivus †
  • Termes propinquus
  • Termes riograndensis
  • Termes rostratus
  • Termes rutoti †
  • Termes scheeri †
  • Termes schleipi †
  • Termes siruguei †
  • Termes splendens
  • Termes stitzi †
  • Termes weismanni †

References

  1. ↑ Linnaeus C (1758) Systema naturae per regna tria natura, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis synonymis, locis [10th ed. (revised), Vol. 1]. pp. 549, 550, 609, 610. Stockholm: Laurentii Salvii.
  2. ↑ Wasmann E (1897) Termiten von Madagaskar und Ostafrika. (Voeltzkow, Wissenschaftlich).
  3. ↑ Termite Catalogue (retrieved 12 July 2019)
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