Neotermes is a genus of
termite
Termites are a group of detritivore, detritophagous Eusociality, eusocial cockroaches which consume a variety of Detritus, decaying plant material, generally in the form of wood, Plant litter, leaf litter, and Humus, soil humus. They are dist ...
s in the
Kalotermitidae
Kalotermitidae (drywood termites), are a basal family with a roughly cosmopolitan circumtropical distribution. With 21 genera and 419 species, it is the second most diverse termite family after the Termitidae. The majority of members are functio ...
family.
The genus was first described by
Nils Holmgren
Nils Frithiof Holmgren (September 28, 1877 – September 7, 1954) was a Swedish zoologist and comparative anatomist. He was professor of zoology at Stockholm University from 1921 to 1944. He took a special interest in the taxonomy of termites.
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in 1911 (as a subgenus),
and the type species is ''
Neotermes castaneus''.
All species are obligate nesters of wood.
Species
GBIF lists the following species:
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Neotermes aburiensis'' Sjöstedt, 1926
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Neotermes acceptus'' Mathews, 1977
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Neotermes adampurensis'' Akhtar, 1975
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Neotermes agilis'' (Sjöstedt, 1902)
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Neotermes amplilabralis'' Han & Xu, 1985
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Neotermes andamanensis'' (Snyder, 1933)
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Neotermes angustigulus'' Han, 1984
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Neotermes araguaensis'' Snyder, 1959
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Neotermes aridus'' Wilkinson, 1959
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Neotermes arthurimuelleri'' (Rosen, 1912)
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Neotermes artocarpi'' (Haviland, 1898)
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Neotermes assamensis
Neotermes is a genus of termites in the Kalotermitidae family. The genus was first described by Nils Holmgren in 1911 (as a subgenus), and the type species is ''Neotermes castaneus''. All species are obligate nesters of wood.
Species
GBIF lists ...
'' Saha & Maiti, 2000
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Neotermes assmuthi
Neotermes is a genus of termites in the Kalotermitidae family. The genus was first described by Nils Holmgren in 1911 (as a subgenus), and the type species is '' Neotermes castaneus''. All species are obligate nesters of wood.
Species
GBIF list ...
'' (Holmgren, 1913)
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Neotermes binovatus'' Han, 1984
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Neotermes blairi'' Chakraborty & Maiti, 1994
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Neotermes bosei'' (Snyder, 1933)
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Neotermes brachynotum'' Han & Xu, 1985
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Neotermes brevinotus'' (Snyder, 1932)
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Neotermes buxensis'' Sen-Sarma & Roonwal, 1960
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Neotermes camerunensis
Neotermes is a genus of termites in the Kalotermitidae family. The genus was first described by Nils Holmgren in 1911 (as a subgenus), and the type species is '' Neotermes castaneus''. All species are obligate nesters of wood.
Species
GBIF list ...
'' (Sjöstedt, 1900)
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Neotermes castaneus'' (Burmeister, 1839)
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Neotermes chilensis
Neotermes is a genus of termites in the Kalotermitidae family. The genus was first described by Nils Holmgren in 1911 (as a subgenus), and the type species is '' Neotermes castaneus''. All species are obligate nesters of wood.
Species
GBIF list ...
'' (Blanchard, 1851)
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Neotermes collarti
Neotermes is a genus of termites in the Kalotermitidae family. The genus was first described by Nils Holmgren in 1911 (as a subgenus), and the type species is '' Neotermes castaneus''. All species are obligate nesters of wood.
Species
GBIF list ...
'' Coaton, 1955
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Neotermes connexus
Neotermes is a genus of termites in the Kalotermitidae family. The genus was first described by Nils Holmgren in 1911 (as a subgenus), and the type species is '' Neotermes castaneus''. All species are obligate nesters of wood.
Species
GBIF list ...
'' Snyder, 1922
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Neotermes costaseca
Neotermes is a genus of termites in the Kalotermitidae family. The genus was first described by Nils Holmgren in 1911 (as a subgenus), and the type species is '' Neotermes castaneus''. All species are obligate nesters of wood.
Species
GBIF list ...
'' Scheffrahn, 2018
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Neotermes cryptops
Neotermes is a genus of termites in the Kalotermitidae family. The genus was first described by Nils Holmgren in 1911 (as a subgenus), and the type species is '' Neotermes castaneus''. All species are obligate nesters of wood.
Species
GBIF list ...
'' (Sjöstedt, 1900)
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Neotermes cubanus
Neotermes is a genus of termites in the Kalotermitidae family. The genus was first described by Nils Holmgren in 1911 (as a subgenus), and the type species is '' Neotermes castaneus''. All species are obligate nesters of wood.
Species
GBIF list ...
'' (Snyder, 1922)
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Neotermes dalbergiae'' (Kalshoven, 1930)
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Neotermes desneuxi'' (Sjöstedt, 1904)
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Neotermes dhirendrai'' Bose, 1984
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Neotermes dolichognathus'' Han & Xu, 1985
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Neotermes dubiocalcaratus'' Han, 1984
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Neotermes eleanorae'' Bose, 1984
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Neotermes erythraeus'' Silvestri, 1918
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Neotermes europae'' (Wasmann, 1910)
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Neotermes ferrugineus'' (Holmgren, 1911)
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Neotermes firmus'' (Sjöstedt, 1911)
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Neotermes fletcheri'' (Holmgren & Holmgren, 1917)
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Neotermes fovefrons'' Han & Xu, 1985
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Neotermes fujianensis'' Ping, 1983
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Neotermes fulvescens'' (Silvestri, 1901)
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Neotermes gestri'' Silvestri, 1912
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Neotermes glabriusculus'' Oliveira, 1979
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Neotermes gnathoferrum'' Grimaldi, Lal & Ware, 2010
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Neotermes gracilidens'' Sjöstedt, 1925
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Neotermes grandis''
Light
Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be visual perception, perceived by the human eye. Visible light spans the visible spectrum and is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400– ...
, 1930
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Neotermes grassei'' Piton, 1940
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Neotermes greeni'' (Desneux, 1908)
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Neotermes hirtellus'' (Silvestri, 1901)
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Neotermes holmgreni'' Banks, 1918
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Neotermes humilis'' Han, 1984
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Neotermes insularis
''Neotermes insularis'' (common name - Ringant termite) is a species of termite in the genus '' Neotermes''. It is native to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the ...
'' (Walker, 1853)
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Neotermes intracaulis'' Křeček & Scheffrahn, 2003
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Neotermes jouteli'' (Banks, 1919)
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Neotermes kalimpongensis'' Maiti, 1975
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Neotermes kanehirai'' (Oshima, 1917)
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Neotermes kartaboensis'' (Emerson, 1925)
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Neotermes kemneri'' Sen-Sarma & Roonwal, 1960
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Neotermes keralai'' Verma & Roonwal, 1972
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Neotermes ketelensis'' Kemner, 1932
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Neotermes koshunensis'' (Shiraki, 1909)
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Neotermes krishnai'' (Maiti & Chakraborty, 1981)
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Neotermes lagunensis'' (Oshima, 1920)
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Neotermes larseni'' (Light, 1935)
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Neotermes laticollis'' (Holmgren, 1910)
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Neotermes lepersonneae'' Coaton, 1955
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Neotermes longiceps'' (Cachan, 1949)
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Neotermes longipennis'' Kemner, 1930
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Neotermes luykxi'' Collins & Nickle, 1989
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Neotermes magnoculus'' (Snyder, 1926)
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Neotermes malatensis'' (Oshima, 1917)
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Neotermes mangiferae'' Sen-Sarma & Roonwal, 1960
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Neotermes medius'' Oshima, 1923
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Neotermes megaoculatus'' Sen-Sarma & Roonwal, 1960
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Neotermes meruensis'' (Sjöstedt, 1907)
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Neotermes microculatus'' Sen-Sarma & Roonwal, 1960
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Neotermes microphthalmus'' Light, 1930
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Neotermes minutus'' Kemner, 1932
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Neotermes miracapitalis'' Han & Xu, 1985
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Neotermes modestus'' (Silvestri, 1901)
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Neotermes mona'' (Banks, 1919)
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Neotermes nigeriensis'' (Sjöstedt, 1911)
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Neotermes nilamburensis'' Thakur, 1978
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Neotermes ovatus'' Kemner, 1931
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Neotermes pallidicollis'' (Sjöstedt, 1902)
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Neotermes papua'' (Desneux, 1905)
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Neotermes paraensis'' (Costa Lima, 1942)
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Neotermes paratensis'' Thakur & Sen-Sarma, 1975
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Neotermes parviscutatus'' Light, 1930
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Neotermes phragmosus'' Scheffrahn & Křeček, 2003
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Neotermes pingshanensis'' Peng & Tan, 2009
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Neotermes platyfrons'' Scheffrahn & Křeček, 2001
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Neotermes prosonneratiae'' Akhtar, 1975
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Neotermes rainbowi'' (Hill, 1926)
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Neotermes reunionensis'' Paulian, 1957
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Neotermes rhizophorae'' Chakraborty & Maiti, 1994
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Neotermes rouxi'' (Holmgren & Holmgren, 1915)
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Neotermes saleierensis'' Kemner, 1932
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Neotermes samoanus'' (Holmgren, 1912)
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Neotermes sanctaecrucis'' (Snyder, 1925)
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Neotermes sarasini'' (Holmgren & Holmgren, 1915)
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Neotermes schultzei'' (Holmgren, 1911)
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Neotermes sepulvillus'' (Emerson, 1928)
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Neotermes setifer'' Snyder, 1957
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Neotermes shimogensis'' Thakur, 1975
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Neotermes sinensis
Neotermes is a genus of termites in the Kalotermitidae family. The genus was first described by Nils Holmgren in 1911 (as a subgenus), and the type species is '' Neotermes castaneus''. All species are obligate nesters of wood.
Species
GBIF list ...
'' (Light, 1924)
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Neotermes sjostedti'' (Desneux, 1908)
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Neotermes sonneratiae'' Kemner, 1932
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Neotermes sphenocephalus'' Han & Xu, 1985
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Neotermes sugioi'' Yashiro, Takematsu, Ogawa & Matsuura, 2019
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Neotermes superans'' Silvestri, 1928
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Neotermes taishanensis'' Han & Xu, 1985
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Neotermes tectonae'' (Dammerman, 1916)
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Neotermes tuberogulus'' Han & Xu, 1985
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Neotermes undulatus'' Han & Xu, 1985
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Neotermes venkateshwara'' Bose, 1984
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Neotermes voeltzkowi'' (Wasmann, 1897)
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Neotermes wagneri'' (Desneux, 1904)
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Neotermes yunnanensis'' Han & Xu, 1985
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Neotermes zanclus'' Oliveira, 1979
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Neotermes zuluensis'' (Holmgren, 1913)
References
Termite genera
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