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Nasutitermes exitiosus

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Species of termite

Nasutitermes exitiosus
Soldiers workers and nymphs of a colony of Nasutitermes exitiosus termites
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae
Genus: Nasutitermes
Species: N. exitiosus
Binomial name
Nasutitermes exitiosus
(Hill, 1925)
A mature queen of Nasutitermes exitiosus with workers and two soldiers

Nasutitermes is a species of snouted termite occurring in Australia. It is common in Canberra and parts of New South Wales. It nests in soil. Spores of Metarhizium robertsii have been found in their mounds.

References

  1. Montagu, A.; Lee, T. R. C.; Ujvari, B.; McCarl, V.; Evans, T. A.; Lo, N. (1 May 2020). "High numbers of unrelated reproductives in the Australian 'higher' termite Nasutitermes exitiosus (Blattodea: Termitidae)". Insectes Sociaux. 67 (2): 281–294. doi:10.1007/s00040-020-00764-7. hdl:10536/DRO/DU:30137885. ISSN 1420-9098. S2CID 218624521.
  2. Milner, R.J.; Staples, J.A.; Hartley, T.R.; Lutton, G.G.; Driver, F.; Watson, J.A.L. (February 1998). "Occurrence of Metarhizium anisopliae in nests and feeding sites of Australian termites". Mycological Research. 102 (2): 216–220. doi:10.1017/S0953756297004735.
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Nasutitermes exitiosus
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