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Odontotermes
Odontotermes is a termite genus belonging to subfamily Macrotermitinae (fungus-growing termites), which is native to the Old World. They are most destructive in wooden homes, and are agricultural pests in the tropics and subtropics of Africa and Asia. It is the most diverse termite genus in Africa, with 78 species recorded (as of 2002).
33 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Black-winged Subterranean Termite
speciesOdontotermes formosanus
Odontotermes obesus
speciesOdontotermes obesus
Common Fungus-growing Termite
speciesOdontotermes badius
Odontotermes latericius
speciesOdontotermes latericius
Odontotermes globicola
speciesOdontotermes globicola
Odontotermes transvaalensis
speciesOdontotermes transvaalensis
Odontotermes javanicus
speciesOdontotermes javanicus
Odontotermes angustatus
speciesOdontotermes angustatus
Odontotermes caffrariae
speciesOdontotermes caffrariae
Odontotermes capensis
speciesOdontotermes capensis
Odontotermes culturarum
speciesOdontotermes culturarum
Odontotermes flammifrons
speciesOdontotermes flammifrons
Odontotermes fockianus
speciesOdontotermes fockianus
Odontotermes interveniens
speciesOdontotermes interveniens
Odontotermes lacustris
speciesOdontotermes lacustris
Odontotermes lautus
speciesOdontotermes lautus
Odontotermes monodon
speciesOdontotermes monodon
Odontotermes okahandjae
speciesOdontotermes okahandjae
Odontotermes pretoriensis
speciesOdontotermes pretoriensis
Odontotermes rehobothensis
speciesOdontotermes rehobothensis
Odontotermes smeathmani
speciesOdontotermes smeathmani
Odontotermes tragardhi
speciesOdontotermes tragardhi
Odontotermes vulgaris
speciesOdontotermes vulgaris
Odontotermes zambesiensis
speciesOdontotermes zambesiensis
Odontotermes mediocris
speciesOdontotermes mediocris
Odontotermes patruus
speciesOdontotermes patruus
Odontotermes zulunatalensis
speciesOdontotermes zulunatalensis
Odontotermes sarawakensis
speciesOdontotermes sarawakensis
Odontotermes denticulatus
speciesOdontotermes denticulatus
Odontotermes grandiceps
speciesOdontotermes grandiceps
Odontotermes minutus
speciesOdontotermes minutus
Odontotermes oblongatus
speciesOdontotermes oblongatus
Odontotermes prodives
speciesOdontotermes prodives
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 492047.