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

Genus Reticulitermes

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Termite? - Reticulitermes Termite - Reticulitermes Termites - Reticulitermes What species of termite is this? - Reticulitermes Termites - Reticulitermes Termite - Reticulitermes Rhinotermitidae - Reticulitermes Reticulitermes flavipes or malletei? - Reticulitermes
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
Explanation of Names
Reticulitermes Holmgren 1913
Numbers
7 spp. in our area(1), ~100 worldwide(2)
Range
widespread in our area (north to Canada & Alaska), most common in se. US(3)
Internet References
Fact sheet (Su & Scheffrahn 2019)(3)
Works Cited
1.A new species of Reticulitermes Holmgren, 1913 (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from the southeastern United States
Lim S.Y., Forschler B.T. 2012. Insecta Mundi 0252: 1-4.
2.Constantino R. (2002-2012) On-line termite database
3.University of Florida: Featured Creatures
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 17 August, 2006 - 3:42pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 25 September, 2021 - 6:12pm

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