Introduction
Methods
Results
Species
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Country(ies)
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Feed
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Food
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Hodotermitidae
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Hodotermes mossambicus (Hagen, 1853) | X | Botswana | [54] | |
Microhodotermes viator (Latreille, 1804) | X | South Africa | [38] | |
Kalotermitidae
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Kalotermes flavicollis (Fabricius, 1793) | X | X | Brazil, Thailand | |
Rhinotermitidae
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Coptotermes formosanus (Shiraki, 1909) | X | China | ||
Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar, 1837) | X | Thailand | ||
Reticulitermes tibialis (Banks in Banks & Snyder, 1920) | X | Mexico | [38] | |
Termitidae
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Cubitermes atrox (Smeathman, 1781) | X | Indonesia | ||
Labiotermes labralis (Holmgren, 1906) | X | Colombia | ||
Macrotermes acrocephalus (Ping, 1985) | X | China | ||
Macrotermes annandalei (Silvestri, 1914) | X | China | ||
Macrotermes barneyi (Light, 1924) | X | China | ||
Macrotermes bellicosus (Smeathman, 1781) | X | X | Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Angola, Zambia, Kenya, Guinea, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda | |
Macrotermes falciger (Gerstacker, 1891) | X | Zimbabwe, Congo, Benin, Zambia, South Africa | ||
Macrotermes gabonensis (Sjoestedt, 1900) | X | Congo | ||
Macrotermes gilvus (Hagen, 1858) | X | Thailand, Malaysa | ||
Macrotermes herus (Sjoestedt, 1914) | X | Tanzania | ||
Macrotermes lilljeborgi (Sjoestedt, 1896) | X | Cameroon, Guinea | ||
Macrotermes michaelseni (Sjoestedt, 1914) | X | Malawi | [103] | |
Macrotermes muelleri (Sjoestedt, 1898) | X | Congo, Cameroon, Guinea | ||
Macrotermes natalensis (Haviland, 1898) | X | Central African Republic, Zimbabwe, Congo, Nigeria | ||
Macrotermes nobilis (Sjoestedt, 1900) | X | Congo, Gabon, Cameroon | ||
Macrotermes renouxi (Rouland, 1993) | X | Cameroon | ||
Macrotermes subhyalinus (Rambur, 1842) | X | X | Angola, Zambia, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda | |
Macrotermes vitrialatus (Sjoestedt, 1899) | X | Zambia | ||
Microcerotermes dubius (Haviland, 1898) | X | Malaysia | ||
Microcerotermes serrula (Holmgren, 1912a) | X | Malaysia | ||
Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky, 1855) | X | Venezuela | ||
Nasutitermes ephratae (Holmgren, 1910b) | X | Venezuela | ||
Nasutitermes macrocephalus (Silvestri, 1903) | X | Venezuela | ||
Nasutitermes surinamensis (Holmgren, 1910b) | X | Venezuela | ||
Odontotermes badius (Haviland, 1898) | X | South Africa, Zambia, Kenya | ||
Odontotermes capensis (De Geer, 1778) | X | South Africa | ||
Odontotermes feae (Wasmann, 1896) | X | India | ||
Odontotermes formosanus (Shiraki, 1909) | X | India, China | ||
Odontotermes kibarensis (Fuller, 1923) | X | Uganda | [103] | |
Odontotermes yunnanensis (Tsai & Chen, 1963) | X | China | ||
Pseudacanthotermes militaris (Hagen, 1858) | X | X | Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda | |
Pseudacanthotermes spiniger (Sjoestedt, 1900) | X | X | Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda | |
Syntermes aculeosus (Emerson, 1945) | X | Venezuela, Brazil | ||
Syntermes parallelus (Silvestri, 1923) | X | Colombia | ||
Syntermes spinosus (Latreille, 1804) | X | Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela | ||
Syntermes tanygnathus (Constantino, 1995) | X | Colombia | ||
Termes fatalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | X | Guyana, Indonesia |
Termite species/family
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Use
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Country(ies)
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Treated diseases
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Several
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Hodotermitidae
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Hodotermes mossambicus (Hagen, 1853) | Child malnutrition | Zambia | [62] | |
Termitidae
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Macrotermes bellicosus (Smeathman, 1781) | Suture wounds | Somalia | [101] | |
Macrotermes nigeriensis (Sjoestedt, 1911e) | Sickness in pregmant women, Wounds | Spiritual protection against witches and wizards, rituals protection and promotion (in jobs, trade), appealing to gods and witches, safe delivery of baby, soothsaying (Afose) | Nigeria | |
Microcerotermes exiguus (Hagen, 1858) | Asthma, Bronchitis, Influenza, Whooping Cough, Flu | Brazil | ||
Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky, 1855) | Asthma, Cough, Flu, and sore throat, Antibiotic activity, Antimicrobial | Chickens’ gogo (infectious coryza, a type of cold)/ Honey | Brazil | |
Nasutitermes macrocephalus (Silvestri, 1903) | Asthma, Leakage, Bronchitis, ‘catarrh in the chest’ coughs, influenza, sore throat, sinusitis, tonsillitis and hoarseness | Brazil | ||
Odontotermes feae (Wasmann, 1896) | Asthma | India | [20] | |
Odontotermes formosanus (Shiraki, 1909) | Ulcer, Better health, Body pain, Rheumatics, Anemia, The Enhacement of lactation | India | ||
Pseudacanthotermes spiniger (Sjoestedt, 1900) | Antifungal and antibacterial properties | Brazil |