Nasutitermes lacustris

Nasutitermes lacustris, is a species of termite of the genus Nasutitermes. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. This species builds nests on branches of forest trees and can be found in stems of trees like Anacardium, Hevea and Elaeocarpus.[1]

Nasutitermes lacustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Blattodea
Infraorder:
Isoptera
Family:
Termitidae
Genus:
Nasutitermes
Species:
N. lacustris
Binomial name
Nasutitermes lacustris
(Bugnion, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Eutermes (Eutermes) greeni Holmgren, 1912,nomen nudum
  • Eutermes lacustris Bugnion, 1912

References
  1. "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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