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Rhinotermitidae

Rhinotermitidae
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Summary

Rhinotermitidae is 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.

Rhinotermitidae

Rhinotermitidae
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Scientific classification

kingdom: Animalia
phylum: Arthropoda
class: Insecta
order: Blattodea

Subfamilies and Genera

WikiSpecies and the ''Termite Catalogue list the following:

Coptotermitinae

Auth.: Holmgren, 1910 - Coptotermes

Heterotermitinae

Auth.: Froggatt, 1897 (synonym Leucotermitinae Holmgren, 1910a ) - Heterotermes - 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