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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattoidea » Epifamily Termitoidae - Termites » Subterranean Termites (Rhinotermitidae) » Reticulitermes » Western Subterranean Termite (Reticulitermes hesperus)

Species Reticulitermes hesperus - Western Subterranean Termite

Classification · Range · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Blattodea (Cockroaches and Termites)
Superfamily Blattoidea
No Taxon (Epifamily Termitoidae - Termites)
Family Rhinotermitidae (Subterranean Termites)
Genus Reticulitermes
Species hesperus (Western Subterranean Termite)
Range
along the Pacific Coast (BC-CA-Mexico) east to ID & w. NV[Cite:185010](1)(2)
Internet References
Species page(2)
Works Cited
1.Constantino R. (2002-2012) On-line termite database
2.termite.com
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 20 May, 2008 - 7:09pm
Additional contributions by v belov, 2R R R
Last updated 5 February, 2019 - 11:18pm

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