Termite Database

Termitidae: Macrotermitinae

Macrotermes gilvus (Hagen, 1858)

Macrotermes gilvus borneensis Kemner, 1933: 27 [soldier]

Type data: syntypes: soldier (RGMC)
Type-locality: Indonesia: Kalimantan: Samarinda

Additional records in the literature:


imago = imago;  soldier = soldier;   worker = worker

References

  1. Kemner, N.A. 1933. Résultats scientifiques du voyage aux Indes Orientales Néerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. le Prince et la Princesse Léopold de Belgique. Isoptera. Mémoires du Musée Royal d’Histoire Naturelle de Belgique (Hors.) 4 (8): 19-29.
  2. Kemner, N.A. 1934. Systematische und biologische Studien über die Termiten Javas und Celebes.’ . Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar (3) 13 (4): 1-241.
  3. Krishna, K. 1965. Termites (Isoptera) of Burma. American Museum Novitates 2210: 1-34.
  4. Mathur, R.N.; R.S. Thapa 1962. A revised catalogue of Isoptera (white ants) of the Entomological Reference Collection at the Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun. Indian Forest Leaflet (Entomology) 167: 1-122 (errata issued 1963.).
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  6. Roonwal, M.L.; S.C. Verma; N.S. Rathore 1980. Evolution and systematic significance of wing micro-sculp­ turing in termites (Isoptera) VII. Subfamily Macrotermitinae of family Termitidae. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy, Part B, Biological Sciences 46 (2): 149-163.
  7. Snyder, T.E. 1949. Catalog of termites (Isoptera) of the world. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 112 (3953): 1-490.
  8. Thakur, M.L. 1984. A review of the family Macrotermitidae (Isoptera) from the Oriental region. Oriental Insects 17: 35-77.