Blattodea - Termites and Cockroaches

The following table lists the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List, which is also published in the third edition of the Singapore Red Data Book.

You may find information for the conservation statuses assessed in the second edition Singapore Red Data Book (RDB2) and third edition Singapore Red Data Book (RDB3).

The information below is accurate as at the time of the listing online for the taxon.

Checklist of Termite & Cockroach Species with their Category of Threat Status for Singapore

Prepared by John S. Ascher, John X.Q. Lee, Zestin W.W. Soh

Family	Genus	Species	Authority	Common Name	RDB2	RDB3
Blaberidae	Apsidopis	oxyptera	Walker, 1868		Not Listed	DD
Blaberidae	Panesthia	augustipennis	Illiger, 1801		Not Listed	LC
Blaberidae	Panesthia	sinuata	Saussure, 1895		Not Listed	DD
Blaberidae	Perisphaerus	flexicollis	Walker, 1868		Not Listed	DD
Blaberidae	Pycnoscelus	indicus	Fabricius, 1775		Not Listed	LC
Blaberidae	Pycnoscelus	surinamensis	Linnaeus, 1758		Not Listed	LC
Blaberidae	Salganea	wrayi	Kirby, 1903		Not Listed	DD
Blattidae	Dorylaea	saundersi	Hanitsch, 1923		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Allacta	diagrammatica	Hanitsch, 1923		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Allacta	luteomarginata	Hanitsch, 1923		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Allacta	picturata	Shelford, 1907		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Anaplectella	aurea	Hanitsch, 1931		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Balta	jacobsoni	Hebard, 1929		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Balta	notulata	Stål, 1860		Not Listed	LC
Ectobiidae	Balta	reticulata	Fabricius, 1798		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Blattella	bisignata	Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Episymploce	ridleyi	Shelford, 1907		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Euhebardula	stellata	Hanitsch, 1923		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Haplosymploce	pica	Walker, 1868		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Haplosymploce	reversa	Walker, 1869		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Malaccina	rufella	Hebard, 1929		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Malaccina	saundersi	Hanitsch, 1928		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Malaccina	schali	Roth, 1996		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Prosoplecta	uniformis	Hebard, 1929		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Pseudophyllodromia	laticeps	Walker, 1869		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Scalida	latiusvittata	Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Shelfordina	lata	Hanitsch, 1923		Not Listed	DD
Ectobiidae	Symplocodes	ridleyi	Shelford, 1913		Not Listed	DD
Kalotermitidae	Neotermes	tectonae	Dammerman, 1916		Not Listed	DD
Rhinotermitidae	Coptotermes	curvignathus	Holmgren, 1913		Not Listed	LC
Rhinotermitidae	Coptotermes	gestroi	Wasmann, 1896		Not Listed	LC
Rhinotermitidae	Coptotermes	sepangensis	Krishna, 1956		Not Listed	LC
Rhinotermitidae	Coptotermes	travians	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	LC
Rhinotermitidae	Parrhinotermes	aequalis	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	DD
Rhinotermitidae	Parrhinotermes	microdentiformis	Thapa, 1982		Not Listed	DD
Rhinotermitidae	Parrhinotermes	pygmaeus	John, 1925		Not Listed	DD
Rhinotermitidae	Prorhinotermes	flavus	Bugnion & Popoff, 1910		Not Listed	DD
Rhinotermitidae	Schedorhinotermes	brevialatus	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	DD
Rhinotermitidae	Schedorhinotermes	malaccensis	Holmgren, 1913		Not Listed	DD
Rhinotermitidae	Schedorhinotermes	medioobscurus	Holmgren, 1914		Not Listed	LC
Termitidae	Ancistrotermes	pakistanicus	Ahmad, 1955		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Bulbitermes	borneensis	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Bulbitermes	germanus	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Bulbitermes	perpusillus	John, 1925		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Bulbitermes	singaporiensis	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Dicuspiditermes	nemorosus	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Dicuspiditermes	santschii	Silvestri, 1922		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Globitermes	globosus	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	LC
Termitidae	Hospitalitermes	umbrinus	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	LC
Termitidae	Longipeditermes	longipes	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Macrotermes	carbonarius	Hagen, 1858	Giant Termite	VU	LC
Termitidae	Macrotermes	gilvus	Hagen, 1858		Not Listed	LC
Termitidae	Macrotermes	malaccensis	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	LC
Termitidae	Microcerotermes	crassus	Snyder, 1934		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Microcerotermes	duplex	Desneux, 1904		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Microcerotermes	havilandi	Holmgren, 1913		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Microcerotermes	sabahensis	Thapa, 1982		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Microcerotermes	serratus	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Nasutitermes	atripennis	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Nasutitermes	havilandi	Desneux, 1904		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Nasutitermes	longinasoides	Thapa, 1982		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Nasutitermes	matangensis	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Nasutitermes	neoparvus	Thapa, 1982		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Nasutitermes	proatripennis	Ahmad, 1965		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Odontotermes	denticulatus	Holmgren, 1913		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Odontotermes	grandiceps	Holmgren, 1913		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Odontotermes	javanicus	Holmgren, 1912		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Odontotermes	minutus	Amir, 1975		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Odontotermes	oblongatus	Holmgren, 1913		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Odontotermes	prodives	Thapa, 1982		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Odontotermes	sarawakensis	Holmgren, 1913		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Pericapritermes	dolichocephalis	John, 1925		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Pericapritermes	nitobei	Shiraki, 1909		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Procapritermes	sandakanensis	Thapa, 1982		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Prohamitermes	mirabilis	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	DD
Termitidae	Termes	rostratus	Haviland, 1898		Not Listed	DD

The list of the Categories used in 3^rd edition of the Red List is:

	Category	Abbreviation	Criteria
Not Threatened	Least Concern	LC	Not approaching the above criteria
Not Threatened	Near-Threatened	NT	Approaching but not yet reaching the threshold for the above criteria
Threatened	Vulnerable	VU	There are fewer than 1,000 mature individuals but more than 250 and there may or may not be any other evidence of decline, small range size or fragmentation.
	Endangered	EN	There are fewer than 250 mature individuals and no other evidence of decline or fragmentation.
	Critically Endangered	CR	There are fewer than 50 mature individuals, OR if more than 50 mature individuals but less than 250, with some evidence of decline or fragmentation.
Extirpation & Extinction	Presumed Nationally Extinct	NEx	The species is extinct (extirpated) within Singapore but it still survives outside Singapore.
Extirpation & Extinction	Globally Extinct	EX	The species is extinct all over the world, both in the wild and in cultivation
Other Categories	Data Deficient	DD	Inadequate information to make an informed assessment
	Not Applicable	NA	Species that are not eligible for assessment at the national level (mainly introduced taxa and vagrants)
	Not Evaluated	NE	Species that are possibly eligible for assessment but have not yet been evaluated against the criteria
	Not Listed	NL	Species not listed in the records (in the IUCN Global Red List database, or the first edition Singapore Red Data Book - RDB 1 and second edition Singapore Red Data Book - RDB 2) for whatever reason