Biology:Nasutitermes exitiosus
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Short description: Species of termite
| Nasutitermes exitiosus | |
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| Soldiers workers and nymphs of a colony of Nasutitermes exitiosus termites | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Genus: | Nasutitermes |
| Species: | N. exitiosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nasutitermes exitiosus (Hill, 1925)
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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.[1] Spores of Metarhizium robertsii have been found in their mounds.[2]
References
- ↑ 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)" (in en). Insectes Sociaux 67 (2): 281–294. doi:10.1007/s00040-020-00764-7. ISSN 1420-9098. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00040-020-00764-7.
- ↑ 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. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mycological-research/article/abs/occurrence-of-metarhizium-anisopliae-in-nests-and-feeding-sites-of-australian-termites/2828141885A49984CD5C34B2CF802FD7.
Wikidata ☰ Q18379312 entry
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