''Amitermes'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

termite Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes ( eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blat ...

s in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including deserts and rainforests. Characteristics of ''Amitermes'' soldiers include a bulbous head, sickle-shaped mandibles with a single tooth on their inner margins and cephalic glands on the front of their heads.

Species

About one hundred species including the following species listed by the Encyclopedia of Life: *''

Amitermes beaumonti ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including deserts ...

'' Banks, 1918 *''

Amitermes coachellae ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including desert ...

'' Light, 1930 *''

Amitermes conformis ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including deserts ...

'' *'' Amitermes cryptodon'' Light, 1930 *''

Amitermes darwini ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including desert ...

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Amitermes dentatus ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including deserts a ...

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Amitermes emersoni ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including desert ...

'' Light, 1930 *''

Amitermes ensifer ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including deserts a ...

'' Light, 1930 *''

Amitermes eucalypti ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including deserts a ...

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Amitermes evuncifer ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including deserts a ...

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Amitermes floridensis ''Amitermes floridensis'', commonly known as the Florida darkwinged subterranean termite, is a species of eusocial insect in the family Termitidae. It feeds on rotting wood, reached by a network of tunnels. It is endemic to west central Florida a ...

'' Scheffrahn, Su and Mangold, 1989 *''

Amitermes germanus ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including deserts a ...

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Amitermes hastatus ''Amitermes hastatus'', commonly known as the black mound termite, is a species of termite found in the Western Cape region of South Africa. It is endemic to the region's fynbos ecosystem. They build distinctive black termite mounds that range ...

'' *'' Amitermes heterognathus'' *'' Amitermes laurensis'' *'' Amitermes lonnbergianus'' *'' Amitermes meridionalis'' *'' Amitermes minimus'' Light, 1932 *'' Amitermes obeuntis'' *'' Amitermes pallidus'' Light, 1932 *'' Amitermes parvulus'' Light, 1932 *''

Amitermes parvus ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including desert ...

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Amitermes silvestrianus ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including deserts ...

'' Light, 1930 *''

Amitermes snyderi ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including desert ...

'' Light, 1930 *''

Amitermes vitiosus ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including desert ...

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Amitermes wheeleri ''Amitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. It is the second largest genus after '' Microcerotermes'' in the subfamily Amitermitinae with around one hundred species. Species are found in a range of habitats including desert ...

'' (Desneux, 1906)

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