Termitinae
Subfamily of termites
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Termitinae is a diverse subfamily of higher termites represented by 23 genera and 104 species.[2][3] Similarly to Amitermitinae, the group feeds on a number of diverse substrates; wood, soil, and leaf litter.[4] Some are inquilines of other termite species, such as members of the genus Inquilinitermes.[5] The group has a wide distribution, found from the Afrotropical, Australasian, Neotropical to the Oceania and Indomalayan realms.[4]
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| Protocapritermes krisiformis workers with digestive system visible. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Subfamily: | Termitinae Latreille, 1802 |
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Genera
- Apsenterotermes
- Capritermes
- Cavitermes
- Cornicapritermes
- Cristatitermes
- Dihoplotermes
- Divinotermes
- Ekphysotermes
- Ephelotermes
- Hapsidotermes
- Hesperotermes
- Inquilinitermes
- Lophotermes
- Macrognathotermes
- Palmitermes
- Paracapritermes
- Protocapritermes
- Quasitermes
- Saxatilitermes
- Spinitermes
- Termes
- Tuberculitermes
- Xylochomitermes
