| Psammotermes | |
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| Psammotermes soil sheeting on forage above ground in Namibia. During the day, the termites largely go underground to avoid the heat | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Rhinotermitidae |
| Subfamily: | Psammotermitinae |
| Genus: | Psammotermes Desneux 1902 |
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Psammotermes is a genus of termites in the family Rhinotermitidae. It is found living in subterranean nests in arid parts of Africa.