A new nasute-termite Ceylonitermes nivedita sp. nov. (Isoptera: Termitidae) from India along with first record of worker dimorphism

Autor:	Jayati Basak, Balmohan Baraik, Rituparna Sengupta, Rajmohana Keloth
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Ecology Paleontology Zoology Rainforest Biology biology.organism_classification Sexual dimorphism Termitidae Genus Insect Science Key (lock) PEST analysis Ceylonitermes Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Journal of Insect Biodiversity. 19:8-13
ISSN:	2147-7612 2538-1318
DOI:	10.12976/jib/2020.19.1.2
Popis:	A new nasute termite Ceylonitermes nivedita sp. nov. (Isoptera: Termitidae) is described from the tropical rainforests of Manipur, India. Both the soldier and worker castes of the species are described. The workers are strongly dimorphic and no such dimorphism is reported hitherto among the 3 known species of Ceylonitermes. A revised dichotomous key to identify all the 4 known species of the genus is also provided. The proposed new species is a minor pest of bamboo. Key words: Ceylonitermes, India, Nasutitermitinae, key
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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