Rhinotermitidae
Rhinotermitidae is a family of termites (Isoptera). They feed on wood and can cause extensive damage to buildings or other wooden structures. About 345 species are recognized, among these are severe pests such as Coptotermes formosanus, Coptotermes gestroi, and Reticulitermes flavipes.
| Rhinotermitidae | |
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| Reticulitermes banyulensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Nanorder: | Neoisoptera |
| Family: | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 |
| Subfamilies | |
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Subfamilies and Genera
WikiSpecies and the Termite Catalogue[1] list the following:
Heterotermitinae
Auth.: Froggatt, 1897 (synonym Leucotermitinae Holmgren, 1910a)
- Heterotermes
- Reticulitermes
- Tsaitermes
Prorhinotermitinae
Auth.: Quennedey & Deligne, 1975
- Prorhinotermes
Psammotermitinae
Auth.: Holmgren, 1911 (Note: Holmgren included this taxon in "family Mesotermitidae")
Rhinotermitinae
Auth.: Froggatt, 1897
- Acorhinotermes
- Dolichorhinotermes
- Macrorhinotermes
- Parrhinotermes
- Rhinotermes
- Schedorhinotermes
Stylotermitinae
Auth.: Holmgren & Holmgren, 1917
- Stylotermes
Termitogetoninae
Auth.: Holmgren, 1910
- Termitogeton
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