Abstract
Ancistrotermes guineensis (Silv.) colonies were reared in observation nests The timetable of development of the young colony is given. The construction of fungus comb from the faeces of the worker caste was observed; chewed wood was not used is constructing the comb. The fungus comb remained sterile until the correct species ofTermitomyces was introduced. The symbiosis between termite and fungus would appear to be specific. It seems that the alates do not carry an inoculum of viable spores of the fungus from the parent colony, but that workers introduce basidiospores in early foraging. This may be an important factor controlling the abundance of the termites. The phylogeny of the Macrotermitinae is reviewed in the light of the new evidence.
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