There are 7 families of termites found worldwide, consisting of 2300 species. In Australia 5 of these families are represented with 348 species present. The family Mastotermitidae is the only endemic family out if the 5 present in Australia and contains just 1 species. Follow the links below to find out more about the families of termites. Those in bold represent the termite families present in Australia.

For termite species visit the Australian Insect Common Names - Isoptera section found here.