| Ahamitermes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Subfamily: | Termitinae |
| Genus: | Ahamitermes Mjöberg, 1920 |
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Ahamitermes is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae containing four species, all of which have a parasitic relationship with termites in the genus Coptotermes. The host and the parasite dwell in separate parts of the mound nest and are mutually antagonistic. The Ahamitermes live in the innermost parts of the nest and feed on the "carton" material with which the galleries are lined which consists of soil particles, chewed wood and cellulose, bound together with saliva and faeces. They are thus dependent on their host for both their food and their home and are not found in any other situations.[1] The genus was first described in 1920 by Eric Mjöberg.[2][3]
- ^ Calaby, J. H. (1956). "The distribution and biology of the genus Ahamitermes (Isoptera)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 4 (2): 11–124. doi:10.1071/ZO9560111.
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Ahamitermes". Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Eric Mjöberg (1920). "Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia, 1910-1913. 19. Isoptera". Arkiv för Zoologi. 12: 1–128 pls 1–6 [89]. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.790. ISSN 0004-2110. Wikidata Q56021604.