Species
Reticulitermes hesperus (Western subterranean termite)
Reticulitermes hesperus. Photo: no rights reserved
Reticulitermes hesperus, the western subterranean termite, is a species of termite in the family Rhinotermitidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
- Class: Insecta (Insects)
- Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
- Order: Blattodea (Cockroaches and termites)
- Superfamily: Blattoidea (Typical cockroaches and termites)
- Epifamily: Termitoidae (Termites)
- Family: Rhinotermitidae
- Subfamily: Heterotermitinae
- Genus: Reticulitermes
- Species: Reticulitermes hesperus (Western subterranean termite)
- Genus: Reticulitermes
- Subfamily: Heterotermitinae
- Family: Rhinotermitidae
- Epifamily: Termitoidae (Termites)
- Superfamily: Blattoidea (Typical cockroaches and termites)
- Order: Blattodea (Cockroaches and termites)
- Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
- Class: Insecta (Insects)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)



