Order Isoptera - Termites

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Internet References

Pacific coast dampwood termite - winged reproductive form - Zootermopsis angusticollis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Isoptera (Termites)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Sometimes considered a suborder of the Dictyoptera--including mantids and cockroaches.

Numbers

Insects of Cedar Creek lists 44 North American species in four families.

Internet References

Tree of Life

Insects of Cedar Creek

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 21 January, 2006 - 3:08pm

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