Rhinotermitidae
(Redirected from Rhinotermitinae)
| Rhinotermitidae | |
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| Reticulitermes banyulensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Nanorder: | Neoisoptera |
| Family: | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 |
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Rhinotermitidae is a family of wood-soil interface feeding termites commonly known as the subterranean termites. Many members of this family are known pests which 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.
Subfamilies and Genera[edit]
WikiSpecies and the Termite Catalogue[1] list the following:
Coptotermitinae[edit]
Auth.: Holmgren, 1910
Heterotermitinae[edit]
Auth.: Froggatt, 1897 (synonym Leucotermitinae Holmgren, 1910a)
Prorhinotermitinae[edit]
Auth.: Quennedey & Deligne, 1975
Psammotermitinae[edit]
Auth.: Holmgren, 1911 (Note: Holmgren included this taxon in "family Mesotermitidae")
Rhinotermitinae[edit]
Auth.: Froggatt, 1897
Stylotermitinae[edit]
Auth.: Holmgren & Holmgren, 1917
Termitogetoninae[edit]
Auth.: Holmgren, 1910
incertae sedis[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
Data related to Rhinotermitidae at Wikispecies
Media related to Rhinotermitidae at Wikimedia Commons
