Trinervitermes biformis

Trinervitermes biformis, the snouted harvester termite,[1] is a species of mound building termite in the genus Trinervitermes, native to India and Sri Lanka. The type species was described from the Bandarawela area of Sri Lanka.[2] It is a pest of sugarcane and brinjal.[3][4]

Trinervitermes biformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae
Genus: Trinervitermes
Species:
T. biformis
Binomial name
Trinervitermes biformis
(Wasmann 1902)
Synonyms
  • Eutermes biformis Wasmann 1902
  • Eutermes heimi Wasmann 1902
  • Nasutitermes (Trinervitermes) longinotus Snyder, 1934

References

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  1. ^ "Trinervitermes biformis (Wasmann, 1902)". Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. ^ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Termites in sugarcane". AgroPedia. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. ^ "BRINJAL :: MINOR PESTS :: GRASSHOPPERS". eagri. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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