A new species of termite, Neotermes Holmgren (Blattodea: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) from India with a note on morphometry of Neotermes nilamburensis Thakur. (2nd October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ranjith, Mannarakkoth; Kalleshwaraswamy, Chicknayakanahalli M.; Meghana, Kolavalli J.; Singh, Sudhir; Santhrupthi, Basrur; Karthik, Chikkabidare M.
• Is Part Of: Oriental insects. Volume 56:Number 4(2022)
• Page Start: 501
• Page End: 513
• Publication Date: 2022-10-02
• Subjects: Neotermes viraktamathi -- neotermes nilamburensis -- Western ghats -- Southern India -- wood feeder; Insects -- Asia -- Periodicals; Entomology -- Periodicals; Insects -- Classification -- Periodicals; 595.7095
• DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2021.2024464
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0030-5316

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Southern India is unique by many endemic species of flora and fauna especially in the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot. Neotermes Holmgren is widely distributed genus of the family Kalotermitidae. A new species of kalotermitid termite, Neotermes viraktamathi sp. nov . is here described from Karnataka part of Western Ghats. The species was collected from a dead branch of a live tree. Additionally, for the first time, 16S rRNA sequence of an Indian Neotermes is provided. A note on variation observed in morphometrics of an endemic species, Neotermes nilamburensis Thakur is also discussed. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C1B5291B-65E4-4C91-8E27-81F7CC875CB6