Macrotermes gilvus
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| Macrotermes gilvus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Genus: | Macrotermes |
| Species: | M. gilvus |
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| Macrotermes gilvus (Hagen, 1858) | |
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Termes (Termes) gilvus Hagen, 1858 List
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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]
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]
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