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Termes-group Termites
Termitinae
Termitinae is a diverse subfamily of higher termites represented by 23 genera and 104 species. Similarly to Amitermitinae, the group feeds on a number of diverse substrates; wood, soil, and leaf litter. Some are inquilines of other termite species, such as members of the genus Inquilinitermes. The group has a wide distribution, found from the Afrotropical, Australasian, Neotropical to the Oceania and Indomalayan realms.
24 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Termes
genusTermes
Protocapritermes
genusProtocapritermes
Paracapritermes
genusParacapritermes
Ephelotermes
genusEphelotermes
Macrognathotermes
genusMacrognathotermes
Cavitermes
genusCavitermes
Spinitermes
genusSpinitermes
Quasitermes
genusQuasitermes
Dihoplotermes
genusDihoplotermes
Divinotermes
genusDivinotermes
Tuberculitermes
genusTuberculitermes
Xylochomitermes
genusXylochomitermes
Pseudomicrotermes
genusPseudomicrotermes
Okavangotermes
genusOkavangotermes
Ovambotermes
genusOvambotermes
Capritermes
genusCapritermes
Inquilinitermes
genusInquilinitermes
Hapsidotermes
genusHapsidotermes
Hesperotermes
genusHesperotermes
Ekphysotermes
genusEkphysotermes
Cristatitermes
genusCristatitermes
Saxatilitermes
genusSaxatilitermes
Lophotermes
genusLophotermes
Apsenterotermes
genusApsenterotermes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 566675.