Termitidae

There are approximately 20-50 damaging termite species in savannah and forest ecosystems in the family Termitidae.

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{Scanner's note: In modern nomenclature the Isoptera constitute the order of all termites; the Termitidae are just one family within the Isoptera.}

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

Complemental: applied to sexed forms in the Termitidae, capable of reproduction, but which do not reach the winged stage; the females are less fertile than the forms that become winged and several may be used in one nest to replace a lost queen or mature female.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

Isoptera: equal winged: an ordinal term for insects with four, similar, net-veined wings; mouth mandibulate; thoracic rings similar, loosely jointed metamorphosis incomplete: the Termitidae.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

Platyptera: flat and broad-winged: an ordinal term applied to insects with four net-veined wings, secondaries longitudinally folded beneath primaries; mouth mandibulate; prothorax free; transformations complete: Psocidae, Termitidae, Perlidae and Mallophaga.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith