Machadotermes inflatus Weidner, 1974 过高剑白蚁

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Type locality: Angola: Dundo: Parc Carrisso
Distribution: Old World tropics

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Summary

Machadotermes inflatus is a species and the type species of the genus Machadotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Apicotermitinae). The species was described by Weidner in 1974; the type locality is Angola: Dundo: Parc Carrisso. Distribution: Old World tropics.

Etymology

Genus name Machadotermes: Named after a person (Machado); -termes from Latin termes.

Specific epithet inflatus: From infl + atus

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
Subfamily: Apicotermitinae — 68 genera, 241 species
Genus: Machadotermes — 3 species

Distribution

Distribution records: Old World tropics

The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.

Morphology

A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Weidner, 1974. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.

Distribution map

No GBIF record with coordinates was found for this species.

Other databases

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GBIF Backbone Machadotermes inflatus accepted Machadotermes inflatus Weidner, 1974 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Machadotermes inflatus Weidner, 1974 accepted
WikidataQ140210409taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileMachadotermes inflatus Weidner, 1974 validauto-matched

✔ Consistent with the accepted names in GBIF and Catalogue of Life.

Sources：GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · Catalogue of Life (3LR, 2026-10-14 · doi:10.48580/dgzh4) · Wikidata (P225) · Blattodea Species File. Retrieved on 2026-11-13 (UTC). Matching method and decision rules are described on the data page.

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Related papers

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The ultrastructure of the intramandibular gland in soldiers of the termite Machadotermes rigidus (Blattodea: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae)
Tereza Beránková, Aleš Buček, Thomas Bourguignon, Johanna Romero Arias, Pierre Dieudonné Akama, David Sillam‐Dussès, Jan Šobotník et al. · 2022 · Arthropod Structure & Development
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Two new termites (Isoptera) from the United Republic of Cameroon
N. Mark Collins · 1977 · Systematic Entomology
Abstract
Two new termites (Isoptera) from the Apicotermes branch of the Apicotermitinae (Termitidae) are described. One, Phoxotermes cerberus, is the type‐species of a new genus and the other is a species of Machadotermes Weidner, namely M.rigidus. The affinities and habits of the two species are discussed and a key to the three known species of Machadotermes given.
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· 2022 · Arthropod Structure & Development
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Other species in Machadotermes (2 species)

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GB/T 7714

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Machadotermes inflatus 过高剑白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/machadotermes-inflatus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_machadotermes_inflatus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Machadotermes inflatus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/machadotermes-inflatus/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

TY  - ELEC
TI  - Machadotermes inflatus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)
AU  - 班奈特格林
PY  - 2026
UR  - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/machadotermes-inflatus/
DO  - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836
ER  -