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Constrictotermes
Constrictotermes is a genus of Neotropical higher termites within the subfamily Nasutitermitinae. They form large open-air foraging columns from which they travel to and from their sources of food, similar to the Indomalayan species of processionary termites. Species of this genus commonly build epigeal or arboreal nests and feed on a variety of lichens, rotted woods and mosses.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Constrictotermes cyphergaster
speciesConstrictotermes cyphergaster
Constrictotermes cavifrons
speciesConstrictotermes cavifrons
Constrictotermes rupestris
speciesConstrictotermes rupestris
Constrictotermes latinotus
speciesConstrictotermes latinotus
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 733238.