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Macrotermes
Macrotermes is a genus of termites belonging to the family Termitidae and widely distributed throughout Africa and South-East Asia.
27 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Macrotermes carbonarius
speciesMacrotermes carbonarius
Macrotermes gilvus
speciesMacrotermes gilvus
Macrotermes barneyi
speciesMacrotermes barneyi
Macrotermes annandalei
speciesMacrotermes annandalei
Macrotermes michaelseni
speciesMacrotermes michaelseni
Macrotermes convulsionarius
speciesMacrotermes convulsionarius
Macrotermes subhyalinus
speciesMacrotermes subhyalinus
Macrotermes bellicosus
speciesMacrotermes bellicosus
Macrotermes malaccensis
speciesMacrotermes malaccensis
Macrotermes natalensis
speciesMacrotermes natalensis
Macrotermes vitrialatus
speciesMacrotermes vitrialatus
Macrotermes lilljeborgi
speciesMacrotermes lilljeborgi
Macrotermes amplus
speciesMacrotermes amplus
Macrotermes chaiglomi
speciesMacrotermes chaiglomi
Macrotermes falciger
speciesMacrotermes falciger
Macrotermes beaufortensis
speciesMacrotermes beaufortensis
Macrotermes ivorensis
speciesMacrotermes ivorensis
Macrotermes maesodensis
speciesMacrotermes maesodensis
Macrotermes ahmadi
speciesMacrotermes ahmadi
Macrotermes declivatus
speciesMacrotermes declivatus
Macrotermes pristinus
speciesMacrotermes pristinus
Cracking-clay Termite
speciesMacrotermes ukuzii
Macrotermes trimorphus
speciesMacrotermes trimorphus
Macrotermes herus
speciesMacrotermes herus
Macrotermes acrocephalus
speciesMacrotermes acrocephalus
Macrotermes probeaufortensis
speciesMacrotermes probeaufortensis
Macrotermes nobilis
speciesMacrotermes nobilis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 346639.