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Genus Coptotermes

Weird little bugs that loose their wings - Coptotermes

BioBlitz Bug 33 - Coptotermes formosanus

Termite Soldier - Coptotermes formosanus

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 Heterotermitidae (Subterranean Termites)

Genus Coptotermes

Explanation of Names

Coptotermes Wasmann 1896

Numbers

a single (adventive) species in our area, ~80 spp. worldwide(1)

Remarks

worldwide, ~25 spp. of this genus are considered pests

Works Cited

1.	Constantino R. (2002-2012) On-line termite database

Contributed by Domingo Zungri on 18 May, 2010 - 12:18am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 4 March, 2016 - 1:10am

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