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Datasheet

Macrotermes gilvus

Summary

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  • 15 May 2008
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Macrotermes gilvus
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta

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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Macrotermes gilvus (Hagen)

Other Scientific Names

  • Termes gilvus

Local Common Names

  • Indonesia: Gilvus-rajap

EPPO code

  • MACMGI (Macrotermes gilvus)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Isoptera
  •                         Family: Termitidae
  •                             Genus: Macrotermes
  •                                 Species: Macrotermes gilvus

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

IndonesiaPresentHarris 1961
MalaysiaPresentWaterhouse, 1993
PhilippinesPresentWaterhouse, 1993
South East AsiaPresent
ThailandPresent

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Bambusa vulgaris (common bamboo)PoaceaeMain
Dalbergia latifolia (blackwood)FabaceaeUnknown
Hevea brasiliensis (rubber)EuphorbiaceaeUnknown
Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane)PoaceaeMain

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map South East Asia: PresentIndonesia: PresentIndonesia: PresentMalaysia: Present
Waterhouse, 1993Philippines: Present
Waterhouse, 1993Philippines: Present
Waterhouse, 1993Thailand: Present
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) South East Asia: PresentIndonesia: PresentMalaysia: Present
Waterhouse, 1993Philippines: Present
Waterhouse, 1993Thailand: Present
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Distribution map (pacific) Indonesia: PresentPhilippines: Present
Waterhouse, 1993