''Rhinotermes'' 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 typical of the family

Rhinotermitidae Rhinotermitidae, sensu novo are a family (biology), family of Neoisoptera, Neoisopteran termites represented by genera formerly held within the now historical subfamily Rhinotermitinae. The soldiers of Rhinotermitidae notably possess a labral bru ...

. Records of occurrence are largely from South America, but they also heve been found in southern Europe, Africa and on Pacific islands.GBIF
''Rhinotermes'' Hagen, 1858 (retrieved 14 August 2021)

Species

The ''Termite Catalogue''Termite Catalogue (retrieved 12 July 2019)
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Rhinotermes hispidus ''Rhinotermes'' is a genus of termites typical of the family Rhinotermitidae Rhinotermitidae, sensu novo are a family (biology), family of Neoisoptera, Neoisopteran termites represented by genera formerly held within the now historical subfamil ...

'' Emerson, 1925 # ''

Rhinotermes manni ''Rhinotermes'' is a genus of termites typical of the family Rhinotermitidae. Records of occurrence are largely from South America, but they also heve been found in southern Europe, Africa and on Pacific islands.Rhinotermes marginalis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) # †'' Rhinotermes miocenicus'' Nel & Paicheler, 1993 # '' Rhinotermes nasutus'' (Perty, 1833) # '' Rhinotermes tarakanensis'' Oshima, 1914

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q54889300 Termites Insects of South America