Hospitalitermes monoceros

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Hospitalitermes monoceros
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Nanorder: Neoisoptera
Family: Termitidae
Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae
Genus: Hospitalitermes
Species:
H. monoceros
Binomial name
Hospitalitermes monoceros
(König, 1779)
Synonyms
  • Termes monoceros atrumKönig 1779

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]

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References

  1. "First record of the Srilankan Processional Termite, Hospitalitermes monoceros (Konig) (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) from India" (PDF). HALTERES, Volume 4. Retrieved 16 February 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "Foraging activity of Hospitalitermes monoceros (König) (Termitidae: Isoptera) in Western Ghats, India". Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. Retrieved 16 February 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 16 February 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)