Inquilinitermes is a genus of Neotropical termites described by Anthony G. Mathews [1] that includes species found exclusively inside nests of another termite species (i.g.

host termites) in the genus Constrictotermes .

[2] For not being able to build their own nest, every species of Inquilinitermes has been commonly referred as an obligatory inquiline and its symbiosis with a host termite has been treated as inquilinism.

In the past few decades, species of the genus have been investigated in various studies, focusing on their relationship with the host species,[3][4] their diet requirements [5] and, more recently, behavioral aspects of their symbiosis with the builder termites[6]