Macrotermes convulsionarius

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| taxon = Macrotermes convulsionarius

| authority = (König, 1779)

| synonyms =

• Termes convulsionarii König, 1779
• Termes estherae Desneux, 1908

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Macrotermes convulsionarius is a species of termite of the family Termitidae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.{{cite web |url=http://164.41.140.9/catal/esp.php?cod_esp=1287 |title=Macrotermes convulsionarius (König, 1779) |author=Constantino, R. |date=2020 |work=Termite Database |access-date=8 June 2021}} Soldiers are very large with well developed mandibles.{{cite web | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309665163 | title=An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka | publisher=National Science Foundation | accessdate=15 February 2017}} It is a major pest of many wood works in buildings.{{cite web | url=http://www.ijpaes.com/admin/php/uploads/827_pdf.pdf | title=CHECKLIST AND PEST STATUS OF TERMITES (ORDER ISOPTERA): KERALA | publisher=International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences | accessdate=15 February 2017}} Flagellated bacteria such as Bacillus, Acinitobacter, Salmonella, Enterobacter, and Enterococcus are found abundant in gut of M. convulsionarius.{{cite web | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287688737 | title=Preliminary assessment of abundantly growing bacteria isolated from Macrotermes gut. insect order: Isoptera. species: Macrotermes convulsionarius (König) | publisher=Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology | accessdate=15 February 2017}}