Macrotermes gilvus

Macrotermes gilvus
Scientific classification
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) gilvus Hagen, 1858
Junior Synonyms

List
    • Termes azarelii Wasmann, 1896
    • Termes malayanus Haviland, 1898
    • Termes (Macrotermes) manilanus Oshima, 1914
    • Termes (Macrotermes) philippinae Oshima, 1914
    • Termes (Macrotermes) luzonensis Oshima, 1914
    • Termes (Termes) copelandi Oshima, 1914
    • Macrotermes gilvus padangensis Kemner, 1930
    • Macrotermes gilvus borneensis Kemner, 1933
    • Macrotermes gilvus latinotum Kemner, 1934
    • Macrotermes gilvus angusticeps Kemner, 1934
    • Macrotermes gilvus madurensis Kemner, 1934
    • Macrotermes gilvus kalshoveni Kemner, 1934

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

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

Taxonomy

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

Part of the newly emerged Macrotermes genus, they are 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.

References

  1. ^ Hagen HA 1858. Monographie der Termiten. Linnaea Entomologica 12: i-iii + 4-342 + 459.
  2. ^ "Termite Catalog". www.termitologia.net.
  3. ^ Lwin, Wai Wai. "Macrotermes gilvus". Journal of Agricultural Research. 6 (2): 3.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  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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