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Tenuirostritermes
Genus
Tenuirostritermes
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
Termitidae (Higher Termites)
Subfamily
Nasutitermitinae (Nasute Termites)
Genus
Tenuirostritermes
Numbers
2 spp. in our area, 4 spp. total
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1
)
Range
so. US to Honduras
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1
)
Remarks
a member of the subfamily Nasutitermitinae (3 spp. in 2 genera in our area, ~600 spp. in >80 genera worldwide)
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1
)
Works Cited
1.
Constantino R. (2002-2012) On-line termite database
Contributed by
Eric R. Eaton
on 19 November, 2009 - 12:24pm
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 16 December, 2011 - 10:32am