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Termites
Termitoidae
Termites are eusocial insects that are classified at the taxonomic rank of infraorder Isoptera, or as epifamily Termitoidae within the cockroach order Blattodea. Termites were once classified in a separate order from cockroaches, but recent phylogenetic studies indicate that they evolved from close ancestors of cockroaches during the Jurassic or Triassic. However, the first termites possibly emerged during the Permian or even the Carboniferous. About 3,106 species are currently described, with a few hundred more left...
14 branches of this group, most-observed first
Higher Termites
familyTermitidae
Typical Subterranean Termites
familyHeterotermitidae
Drywood Termites
familyKalotermitidae
Dampwood termites
familyArchotermopsidae
Harvester Termites
familyHodotermitidae
Dampwood Termites
familyStolotermitidae
Rhinotermitidae
familyRhinotermitidae
Psammotermitidae
familyPsammotermitidae
Mastotermitidae
familyMastotermitidae
Hodotermopsidae
familyHodotermopsidae
Termitogetonidae
familyTermitogetonidae
Serritermitidae
familySerritermitidae
Stylotermitidae
familyStylotermitidae
Termopsidae
familyTermopsidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 118903.