Termes is a genus of higher termites in the subfamily Termitinae. The type genus of its family, it has a pantropical distribution and has included other species, now placed in other genera; there are also a number of extinct species.

Termes
Wing venation of unnamed Termes reproductive
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Nanorder: Neoisoptera
Family: Termitidae
Subfamily: Termitinae
Genus: Termes
Linnaeus 1758[1]
Synonyms

Mirotermes Wasmann 1897[2]

Species

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The Termite Catalogue[3] lists the following:

References

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  1. ^ Linnaeus C (1758) Systema naturae per regna tria natura, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis synonymis, locis [10th ed. (revised), Vol. 1]. pp. 549, 550, 609, 610. Stockholm: Laurentii Salvii.
  2. ^ Wasmann E (1897) Termiten von Madagaskar und Ostafrika. (Voeltzkow, Wissenschaftlich).
  3. ^ Termite Catalogue (retrieved 12 July 2019)
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