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Neocapritermes

Neocapritermes is a genus of termite endemic to South America and mostly inhabit the tropical rain-forests of this region. This genus contains few species which are known for their defensive strategy of autothysis.

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16 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Neocapritermes opacus

speciesNeocapritermes opacus

Neocapritermes braziliensis

speciesNeocapritermes braziliensis

Neocapritermes talpa

speciesNeocapritermes talpa

Neocapritermes angusticeps

speciesNeocapritermes angusticeps

Neocapritermes taracua

speciesNeocapritermes taracua

Neocapritermes araguaia

speciesNeocapritermes araguaia

Neocapritermes pumilis

speciesNeocapritermes pumilis

Neocapritermes longinotus

speciesNeocapritermes longinotus

Neocapritermes centralis

speciesNeocapritermes centralis

Neocapritermes unicornis

speciesNeocapritermes unicornis

Neocapritermes bodkini

speciesNeocapritermes bodkini

Neocapritermes villosus

speciesNeocapritermes villosus

Neocapritermes guyana

speciesNeocapritermes guyana

Neocapritermes parvus

speciesNeocapritermes parvus

Neocapritermes talpoides

speciesNeocapritermes talpoides

Neocapritermes utiariti

speciesNeocapritermes utiariti

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 852426.