Rhinotermitidae

Rhinotermitidae

Reticulitermes banyulensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Infraorder:	Isoptera
Parvorder:	Euisoptera
Nanordo:	Neoisoptera
Family:	Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897
Subfamilies
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The Rhinotermitidae are 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 Froggatt, 1897
- Subfamily Coptotermitinae Holmgren, 1910a (synonym Arrhinotermitinae Sjöstedt, 1926)
- Subfamily Heterotermitinae Froggatt, 1897 (synonym Leucotermitinae Holmgren, 1910a)
- Subfamily Prorhinotermitinae Quennedey & Deligne, 1975
- Subfamily Psammotermitinae Holmgren, 1911
- Subfamily Rhinotermitinae Froggatt, 1897
- Subfamily Termitogetoninae Holmgren, 1910a

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Extant Blattodea families

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Dictyoptera

Polyphagoidea

Blaberoidea

Blattoidea

Xylophagodea

Cryptocercidae (brown-hooded cockroaches)

Termitoidae (termites)	Mastotermitidae (giant northern termite) Termopsidae (dampwood termites) Hodotermitidae (harvester termites) Kalotermitidae Rhinotermitidae Serritermitidae Termitidae

Classification is based on Inward et al. (2007). Italic are paraphyletic groups.

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