Termitinae is a diverse
subfamily
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of
higher termites represented by 23 genera and 104 species. Similarly to ''
Amitermitinae'', the group feeds on a number of diverse substrates; wood, soil, and leaf litter.
Some are
inquilines
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of other termite species, such as members of the genus ''
Inquilinitermes''.
The group has a wide distribution, found from the
Afrotropical
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,
Australasian
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,
Neotropical
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Definition
In biogeogra ...
to the
Oceania
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and
Indomalayan
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Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...
realms.
Genera
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Apsenterotermes''
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Capritermes''
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Cavitermes''
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Cornicapritermes''
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Cristatitermes''
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Dihoplotermes''
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Divinotermes''
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Ekphysotermes''
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Ephelotermes''
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Hapsidotermes''
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Hesperotermes''
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Inquilinitermes''
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Lophotermes''
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Macrognathotermes''
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Palmitermes''
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Paracapritermes''
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Protocapritermes''
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Quasitermes''
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Saxatilitermes''
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Spinitermes''
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Termes''
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Tuberculitermes''
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Xylochomitermes''
References
External links
en TolWebTermite Catalogue
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Termites