Termite Database

Termitidae: Macrotermitinae

Macrotermes lilljeborgi (Sjöstedt, 1896)

Termes lilljeborgi Sjöstedt, 1896: 270-275 [soldierworker]

Type data: syntypes: major and minor soldier (AMNH); major and minor soldier (BMNH); major and minor soldier (NCIP); major and minor soldier (NHMM); major and minor soldier, worker (NHRM); major and minor soldier (RIB)
Type-locality: Cameroon: Kitta

Additional records in the literature:


imago = imago;  soldier = soldier;   worker = worker

References

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