Rhinotermitidae is a
family
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of
termite
Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes (eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blatto ...
s (Isoptera). They feed on wood and can cause extensive damage to buildings or other wooden structures. About 345
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
are recognized, among these are severe
pests such as ''
Coptotermes formosanus'', ''
Coptotermes gestroi'', and ''
Reticulitermes flavipes
''Reticulitermes flavipes'', the eastern subterranean termite, is the most common termite found in North America. These termites are the most economically important wood destroying insects in the United States and are classified as pests. They fe ...
''.
Subfamilies and Genera
WikiSpecies and the ''Termite Catalogue
Termite Catalogue (retrieved 12 July 2019)
' list the following:
Coptotermitinae
Auth.: Holmgren, 1910
* ''
Coptotermes''
Heterotermitinae
Auth.: Froggatt, 1897 (synonym Leucotermitinae
Holmgren, 1910a)
* ''
Heterotermes''
* ''
Reticulitermes
''Reticulitermes'' is a termite genus in the family Rhinotermitidae. They are found in most temperate regions on Earth including much of Asia and the Middle East, Western Europe, and all of North America.
Caste descriptions
''Reticulitermes' ...
''
* ''
Tsaitermes''
Prorhinotermitinae
Auth.: Quennedey & Deligne, 1975
* ''
Prorhinotermes''
Psammotermitinae
Auth.: Holmgren, 1911 (Note: Holmgren included this taxon in "family Mesotermitidae")
* ''
Psammotermes''
Rhinotermitinae
Auth.: Froggatt, 1897
* ''
Acorhinotermes''
* ''
Dolichorhinotermes''
* ''
Macrorhinotermes''
* ''
Parrhinotermes''
* ''
Rhinotermes''
* ''
Schedorhinotermes''
Stylotermitinae
Auth.: Holmgren & Holmgren, 1917
* ''
Stylotermes''
Termitogetoninae
Auth.: Holmgren, 1910
* ''
Termitogeton''
''incertae sedis''
* †''
Zophotermes''
References
External links
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Termites
Blattodea families