Hospitalitermes monoceros
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Hospitalitermes monoceros | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Infraorder: | Isoptera |
Nanorder: | Neoisoptera |
Family: | Termitidae |
Subfamily: | Nasutitermitinae |
Genus: | Hospitalitermes |
Species: | H. monoceros
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Binomial name | |
Hospitalitermes monoceros (König, 1779)
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Hospitalitermes monoceros, is a species of nasute termite of the genus Hospitalitermes. It was originally considered to be endemic to Sri Lanka, but was also found in India in 2013.[1][2] It is an obligate lichen feeder. It is recorded from Cassia multijuga and Ficus religiosa trees and is a pest of tea.[3]
References
- ^ "First record of the Srilankan Processional Termite, Hospitalitermes monoceros (Konig) (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) from India" (PDF). HALTERES, Volume 4. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Foraging activity of Hospitalitermes monoceros (König) (Termitidae: Isoptera) in Western Ghats, India". Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
External links
- A new species of open-air processional column termite, Hospitalitermes nigriantennalis sp. n. (Termitidae), from Borneo
- Termites on Ceylon tea estates.Error: "Q30326289" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.