Termite Families

Veins 1 2
Termite Families - Alates
Veins
1 2
3
Wing Scale
1. Fore-Area with only 2 heavy veins beyond
the wing scale
2. Fontanelle present
Wing Scale
1. Fore-Area of wing with 3 or more
heavy veins beyond the wing scale
2. No Fontanelle
1. Wings translucent (when out of alcohol)
2. Veins weak and unpigmented
3. Fore-Wing scale larger than
hind wing scale
1. Wings opaque
(When out of alcohol)
2. Veins strong and pigmented
3. Wing scales equal
Ocelli Present
Kalotermitidae
No Ocelli
Drywood
Fontanelle
Hodotermitidae
Dampwood
Abbreviated Key applies to termites
common to Texas, notto termites worldwide
Rhinotermitidae
(Includes Subterranean &
Formosan Subterranean Termites)
Termitidae
(Includes desert or
agricultural termites)