October 2018

Faunal survey of the termites of the genus Macrotermes (Isoptera: Termitidae) of Ethiopia

To date Macrotermes subhyalinus and Macrotermes herus are the only two species of termites of the genus Macrotermes recorded in Ethiopia. The description given to them in terms of distribution and their mound morphology is contrary to the literature and the species checklist is not exhaustive. This paper compares mound distribution and dimensions in Western, Central, and Southern Ethiopia and provides species checklist...

Author(s): Daniel Getahun Debelo