Macrotermes gilvus

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Macrotermes gilvus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae
Genus: Macrotermes
Species:
M. gilvus
Binomial name
Macrotermes gilvus
(Hagen, 1858)
Synonyms

Termes (Termes) gilvusHagen, 1858
Junior Synonyms

List
    • Termes azareliiWasmann, 1896
    • Termes malayanusHaviland, 1898
    • Termes (Macrotermes) manilanusOshima, 1914
    • Termes (Macrotermes) philippinaeOshima, 1914
    • Termes (Macrotermes) luzonensisOshima, 1914
    • Termes (Termes) copelandiOshima, 1914
    • Macrotermes gilvus padangensisKemner, 1930
    • Macrotermes gilvus borneensisKemner, 1933
    • Macrotermes gilvus latinotumKemner, 1934
    • Macrotermes gilvus angusticepsKemner, 1934
    • Macrotermes gilvus madurensisKemner, 1934
    • Macrotermes gilvus kalshoveniKemner, 1934

Macrotermes gilvus [1] is a species of termite in the family Termitidae, found in Cambodia, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. [2]

Contents

They also make fungus combs, which, when mature enough, will sprout special mushrooms. [3]

History

Macrotermes gilvus were estimated to have likely emerged 2.67 million years ago. [4]

Part of the newly-emerged Macrotermes genus, they were also related to Macrotermes nnandalei and Macrotermes chaiglomi. [4]

Behavior

Macrotermes gilvus termites are typically aggressive with other colonies. [5] They typically forage for fungus buds after growing.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ Hagen HA 1858. Monographie der Termiten. Linnaea Entomologica 12: i-iii + 4-342 + 459.
  2. ↑ Termite catalogue
  3. ↑ Lwin, Wai Wai. "Macrotermes gilvus". Journal of Agricultural Research . 6 (2): 3.
  4. 1 2 Singham, G. Veera; Othman, Ahmad Sofiman; Lee, Chow-Yang (2017-11-29). "Phylogeography of the termite Macrotermes gilvus and insight into ancient dispersal corridors in Pleistocene Southeast Asia". PLOS ONE. 12 (11): e0186690. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186690 . ISSN   1932-6203.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
  5. ↑ Rojo, Mark Jun A.; Acda, Menandro N. (2016-05-01). "Interspecific Agonistic Behavior of Macrotermes gilvus (Isoptera: Termitidae): Implication on Termite Baiting in the Philippines". Journal of Insect Behavior. 29 (3): 273–282. doi:10.1007/s10905-016-9564-2. ISSN   1572-8889.
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