Termite Database

Termitidae: Macrotermitinae

Macrotermes falciger (Gerstäcker, 1891)

Termes michelli Rosen, 1912: 223 [soldier]

Type data: syntypes: major soldier (AMNH); soldier (NHRM); soldier (ZSM)
Type-locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo: North Katanga

Additional records in the literature:


imago = imago;  soldier = soldier;   worker = worker

References

  1. Hegh, E. 1922. Les termites. Partie générale: description, distribution géographique. Classification. Biologie. Vie sociale. Alimentation. Construction. Rapports avec le monde extérieur. Bruxelles: Imprimerie Industrielle and Financière (Société Anonyme).
  2. Holmgren, N. 1912. Termitenstudien. 3. Systematik der Termiten. Die Familie Metatermitidae. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 48 (4): 1-166.
  3. Rosen, K. 1912. Neue Termiten aus der zoologischen Staatssamlung in München sowie einigen anderen Sammlungen. Zoologischer Anzeiger 39 (5-6): 221-232.
  4. Ruelle, J.E. 1970. A revision of the termites of the genus Macrotermes from the Ethiopian region (Isoptera: Termitidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 24 (9): 363-444.
  5. Sjöstedt, Y. 1926. Revision der Termiten Afrikas. 3. Monographie. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar (3) 3 (1): 1-419.
  6. Snyder, T.E. 1949. Catalog of termites (Isoptera) of the world. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 112 (3953): 1-490.