Biology:Macrotermes convulsionarius
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Short description: Species of termite
| Macrotermes convulsionarius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Genus: | Macrotermes |
| Species: | M. convulsionarius
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrotermes convulsionarius (König, 1779)
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Macrotermes convulsionarius is a species of termite of the family Termitidae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.[2][3] Soldiers are very large with well developed mandibles.[3] It is a major pest of many wood works in buildings.[4] Flagellated bacteria such as Bacillus, Acinitobacter, Salmonella, Enterobacter, and Enterococcus are found abundant in gut of M. convulsionarius.[5]
References
- ↑ König, J.G. (1779). "Naturgeschichte der sogenannten weissen Ameise". Beschäftigungen der Berlinischen Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde 4: 1–28 [24–25]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/128937#page/23/mode/1up.
- ↑ Constantino, R. (2020). "Macrotermes convulsionarius (König, 1779)". Termite Database. http://164.41.140.9/catal/esp.php?cod_esp=1287.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309665163. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ↑ "CHECKLIST AND PEST STATUS OF TERMITES (ORDER ISOPTERA): KERALA". International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences. http://www.ijpaes.com/admin/php/uploads/827_pdf.pdf. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ↑ "Preliminary assessment of abundantly growing bacteria isolated from Macrotermes gut. insect order: Isoptera. species: Macrotermes convulsionarius (König)". Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287688737. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
External links
- Metabolic Influx and Energy Investment in Macrotermes convulsionarius (könig)
- Studies on the development of captive termite colonies
- http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:apps&volume=19&issue=2&article=068
Wikidata ☰ Q30326285 entry
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