Rhinotermes Explained

Rhinotermes^[1] is a genus of termites typical of the family Rhinotermitidae. Records of occurrence are largely from South America, but they also heve been found in southern Europe, Africa and on Pacific islands.^[2]

Species

The Termite Catalogue^[3] and GBIF^[2] list the following:

1. Rhinotermes hispidus Emerson, 1925
2. Rhinotermes manni Snyder, 1924
3. Rhinotermes marginalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
4. †Rhinotermes miocenicus Nel & Paicheler, 1993
5. Rhinotermes nasutus (Perty, 1833)
6. Rhinotermes tarakanensis Oshima, 1914

Notes and References

1. Hagen HA (1858) Monographie der Termiten. Linnaea Entomologica 12: i-iii + 4-342 + 459.
2. https://www.gbif.org/species/4802761 GBIF
3. http://164.41.140.9/catal/ Termite Catalogue (retrieved 12 July 2019)