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Rhinotermitidae

6 species · Animals

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Blattodea › Rhinotermitidae

Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar, 1837)

Reticulitermes flavipes, the eastern subterranean termite, is a social caste-organized insect with a wide native and introduced distribution.

Reticulitermes speratus (Kolbe, 1885)

Reticulitermes speratus, the Japanese termite, is a cold-adapted subterranean termite that eats decayed wood in East Asia.

Reticulitermes hesperus Banks, 1920

Reticulitermes hesperus, the western subterranean termite, is a eusocial North and Central American termite species preyed on by specific lacewing larvae.

Reticulitermes lucifugus Rossi, 1792

Reticulitermes lucifugus is a Reticulitermes termite species that eats mostly rotten timber, found in parts of Europe and North American broadleaf woodlands.