Termites (Blattodea: Isoptera) of Canada, continental USA, and Mexico: an identification key to families and genera, checklist of species, and new records for Mexico

An illustrated identification key to the North American termite families and genera based mainly on soldier caste is proposed. A checklist of termites (Insecta: Blattodea: Isoptera) Canada, continental USA Mexico presented, listing 89 species (and two subspecies) grouped in 26 four families. Five are added Mexican fauna, these records for states Campeche: Cryptotermes cavifrons; Quintana Roo: cavifrons, Neotermes holmgreni, phragmosus, mona; Sonora: Incisitermes banksi; Yucatan: phragmosus. Other 32 new state made Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Jalisco, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Roo, Sonora, Yucatan. The Coptotermes crassus, havilandi, perparvus, Microcerotermes strunckii, Nasutitermes costalis, nigritus Termes melindae eliminated from fauna this region.