Rhinotermitidae
Rhinotermitidae is a family of termites (Isoptera). They feed on wood and can cause extensive damage to buildings or other wooden structures. About 345 species are recognized, among these are severe pests such as Coptotermes formosanus, Coptotermes gestroi, and Reticulitermes flavipes.
| Rhinotermitidae | |
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| Reticulitermes banyulensis | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Blattodea | 
| Infraorder: | Isoptera | 
| Nanorder: | Neoisoptera | 
| Family: | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897  | 
| Subfamilies | |
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Subfamilies and Genera
    
WikiSpecies and the Termite Catalogue[1] list the following:
Heterotermitinae
    
Auth.: Froggatt, 1897 (synonym Leucotermitinae Holmgren, 1910a)
- Heterotermes
 - Reticulitermes
 - Tsaitermes
 
Psammotermitinae
    
Auth.: Holmgren, 1911 (Note: Holmgren included this taxon in "family Mesotermitidae")
Rhinotermitinae
    
Auth.: Froggatt, 1897
- Acorhinotermes
 - Dolichorhinotermes
 - Macrorhinotermes
 - Parrhinotermes
 - Rhinotermes
 - Schedorhinotermes
 
Stylotermitinae
    
Auth.: Holmgren & Holmgren, 1917
- Stylotermes
 
Termitogetoninae
    
Auth.: Holmgren, 1910
- Termitogeton
 
incertae sedis
    
References
    
    
External links
    
 Data related to Rhinotermitidae at Wikispecies
 Media related to Rhinotermitidae at Wikimedia Commons
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