Type data: syntypes: major and minor soldier, worker (AMNH); major and minor soldier (USNM) Type-locality: China: Hong Kong: Hong Kong University, China: Amoy Harbour, China: near Kuliang, in the mountains near Foochow
Kambhampati et al. 1996: 38-40, figs. 1, 2 ["Macrotermesbarneyi"]
Huang & Li 1999: 307-308, fig. 10.49 ["Macrotermesbarneyi"] [] [fig:]
Peppuy et al. 1999: 143-150 ["Macrotermesbarneyi"]
Hua 2000: 27 ["Macrotermesbarneyi"]
Huang et al. 2000: 608-610, fig. 356 ["Macrotermesbarneyi"] []
Peppuy et al. 2001: 245-250 ["Macrotermesbarneyi"]
Ahmad & Akhtar 2002: 26 ["Macrotermesbarneyi"]
Zhong & Liu 2002: 28, table 2 ["Macrotermesbarneyi"]
Peppuy et al. 2004: 91-98 ["Macrotermesbarneyi"]
Vu et al. 2007: 85-94 ["Macrotermesbarneyi"]
Wang et al. 2009: 777-785 ["Macrotermesbarneyi"]
Huang et al. 2011: 107-118 ["Macrotermesbarneyi"]
= imago;
= soldier;
= worker
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