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Rhinotermitidae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Rhinotermitidae are a family of termites (Isoptera). They feed on wood and can cause extensive damage to buildings or other wooden structures. About 345 species are recognized, among these are severe pests such as Coptotermes formosanus, Coptotermes gestroi, and Reticulitermes flavipes.
View Wikipedia Record: Rhinotermitidae

Genus

Acorhinotermes (2)
Coptotermes (74)   (1)
Dolichorhinotermes (9)
Heterotermes (Subterranean termite) (32)
Lukotermes (1)
Macrorhinotermes (1)
Parrhinotermes (13)
Prorhinotermes (Dampwood termite) (11)
Psammotermes (6)
Reticulitermes (Eastern subterranean termite) (152)
Rhinotermes (6)
Rhinotermites (3)
Schedorhinotermes (35)
Termitogeton (2)
Zophotermes (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0