Macrotermes carbonarius

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Macrotermes carbonarius soldier, left - parasitized, right - healthy (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Kok-Boon Neoh and Chow-Yang Lee
Source: Journal of Insect Science, 2011, 11 (47)
Verticia fasciventris larva emerging from Macrotermes carbonarius soldier (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Kok-Boon Neoh and Chow-Yang Lee
Source: Journal of Insect Science, 2011, 11 (47)

Macrotermes carbonarius (Hagen, 1858)

The termite is found in south-eastern Asia, where it can be a timber pest. The collected wood particles are used for the fungus gardens of the termite.