Macrotermitinae

Taxobox
name = Macrotermitinae

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image_width = 210px
image_caption = Structure of a "Macrotermes natalensis" mound
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
subclassis = Pterygota
infraclassis = Neoptera
superordo = Dictyoptera
ordo = see text
familia = Termitidae
subfamilia = Macrotermitinae
subfamilia_authority = Kemner, 1934
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = 14, see text

Macrotermitinae constitute a subfamily of the harvester termites and allies (family Termitidae). The termites are traditionally classified as order Isoptera, but have been found to be a subgroup of the Blattaria (roaches and allies) and conseqquently should be treated as part to this group; what taxonomy entomologists eventually will settle upon has not been decided yet.

This subfamily consists of 14 genera and about 350 species. They include "Macrotermes bellicosus", whose huge larvae can attain a length of 10.6 cm (4.2 in) and breadth of 5.5 cm (2.2 in), making them the largest existing termites. The adults, on the other hand, are about a third of the size.

Genera

* "Acanthotermes"
* "Allodontermes"
* "Ancistrotermes"
* "Euscaiotermes"
* "Hypotermes"
* "Macrotermes"
* "Megaprotermes"
* "Microtermes"
* "Odontotermes"
* "Parahypotermes"
* "Protermes"
* "Pseudacanthotermes"
* "Sphaerotermes"
* "Synacanthotermes"