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Mushroom-shaped Mound-building Termites and Allies
Cubitermitinae
The Cubitermitinae are an Afrotropical subfamily of higher termites with 28 known genera and 147 species. The nests of most taxa are either subterranean or found within the mounds of other termite species. The most well known genus of this subfamily is Cubitermes, which commonly build epigeal nests with one or more caps used to shield the nest against rainfall, giving them a characteristic mushroom shape. Most members of this subfamily are soil-feeders.
20 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Nitiditermes
genusNitiditermes
Thoracotermes
genusThoracotermes
Cubitermes
genusCubitermes
Procubitermes
genusProcubitermes
Crenetermes
genusCrenetermes
Ophiotermes
genusOphiotermes
Furculitermes
genusFurculitermes
Faucet Termites
genusProboscitermes
Unguitermes
genusUnguitermes
Basidentitermes
genusBasidentitermes
Noditermes
genusNoditermes
Batillitermes
genusBatillitermes
Lepidotermes
genusLepidotermes
Unicornitermes
genusUnicornitermes
Ternicubitermes
genusTernicubitermes
Fastigitermes
genusFastigitermes
Isognathotermes
genusIsognathotermes
Polyspathotermes
genusPolyspathotermes
Apilitermes
genusApilitermes
Euchilotermes
genusEuchilotermes
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 854939.