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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattoidea » Epifamily Termitoidae - Termites » Higher Termites (Termitidae) » Termitinae » Long-jawed Desert Termites (Gnathamitermes)

Genus Gnathamitermes - Long-jawed Desert Termites

Classification · Numbers · Range · Remarks · Works Cited
Small termite - Gnathamitermes Desert termites - Gnathamitermes Termites under mud on Cactus trunk - Gnathamitermes - female Gnathamitermes Gnathamitermes Long-jawed Desert Termites? - Gnathamitermes Termites from under rock - Gnathamitermes Termites from under rock - Gnathamitermes
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 Termitinae
Genus Gnathamitermes (Long-jawed Desert Termites)
Numbers
2 spp. in our area, 4 spp. total(1)
Range
US & Mexico(1)
Remarks
a member of the subfamily Termitinae (10spp. in 2 genera in our area, >600 spp. in 65 genera worldwide)(1)
Works Cited
1.Constantino R. (2002-2012) On-line termite database
Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 9 October, 2006 - 8:05pm
Additional contributions by v belov, 2R R R
Last updated 5 February, 2019 - 11:19pm

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