First record of the termite species Nasutitermes profuscipennis Akhtar (Blattodea: Isoptera) from India.

Autor: Das, Khirod Sankar, Kharthangmaw, Joycy Mary, Nonglait, K. Chanreila L., Marwein, Cynthia Bansara, Choudhury, Sudipta
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Zdroj: International Journal of Tropical Insect Science; Jun2023, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p1013-1019, 7p
Abstrakt: Nasutitermes profuscipennis Akhtar is an Oriental nasutiform termite. The species was first described from Bangladesh and later reported from Thailand. In this paper, we report the species for the first time from India. During the study, samples were collected from human settlement and Indian bay leaf plantation areas of Nongkhrah, Nongpoh area of Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya, India. The morphological characters of both the soldier and worker castes of N. profuscipennis are presented in this article along with a note on its geographical distribution. An updated list of species of the genus Nasutitermes is also provided here from India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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