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Genus Gnathamitermes - Long-jawed Desert Termites

Desert Termite OR Subterranean Termite...need ID please. - Gnathamitermes

Long-jawed Desert Termites? - Gnathamitermes

Gnathamitermes perplexus soldier - Gnathamitermes perplexus

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 Amitermitinae (Amitermes-group Termites)

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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