Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842 近明大白蚁

Species

Type locality

Senegal: ?

Distribution

Old World tropics, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Summary

Macrotermes subhyalinus is a species of the genus Macrotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Macrotermitinae). The species was described by Rambur in 1842; the type locality is Senegal: ?. Distribution: Old World tropics, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe. This site records 4 junior synonyms for the species.

Etymology

Genus name Macrotermes: From Greek makros (large) + Latin termes, ‘large termite’.

Specific epithet subhyalinus: From subhyal + inus

Taxonomic position

• Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
• Subfamily: Macrotermitinae — 12 genera, 373 species
• Genus: Macrotermes — 57 species
• Type species of the genus: Macrotermes lilljeborgi

Distribution

• Distribution records: Old World tropics, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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

Junior synonyms

This site records 4 junior synonyms for the species, listed by their original literature source:

1. Termes bellicosus sansibarita Wasmann, 1897: 158-159 — type locality: Tanzania: Zanzibar: Kokotoni
2. Termes tumulicola Sjöstedt, 1899: 34 — type locality: Benin: Grand Popo
3. Bellicositermes jeanneli Grassé, 1937: 71-73 — type locality: Kenya: Kalodeka, S of Turkana
4. Bellicositermes bellicosus rex Grassé & Noirot, 1961: 321-324 — type locality: Central African Republic: 50 km north of Bangui

In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonyms above (Termes bellicosus sansibarita, Termes tumulicola, Bellicositermes jeanneli, Bellicositermes bellicosus rex); this site treats them all under Macrotermes subhyalinus.

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Records follow the original literature; please attach an evidence link.

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Macrotermes subhyalinus 近明大白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/macrotermes-subhyalinus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

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