Termites (Blattodea: Isoptera) of India: An updated checklist

Aiswarya Pulikkal  Muralidharan; Sebastian Honey; Ambalaparambil Vasu Sudhikumar

doi:10.30550/j.azl/2013

Authors

Aiswarya Pulikkal Muralidharan Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Department of Zoology, Christ College, (Affiliated to University of Calicut), Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala 680125, India https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9590-7574
Sebastian Honey Department of Zoology, Vimala College, Thrissur, Kerala 680009, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1849-4208
Ambalaparambil Vasu Sudhikumar Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Department of Zoology, Christ College, (Affiliated to University of Calicut), Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala 680125, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4479-4995

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/2013

Keywords:

Termitidae, taxonomy, India, fauna, checklist

Abstract

The current paper provides checklist of termites (Blattodea: Isoptera) of India. A total of 317 species belonging to 53 genera and 6 families have been reported, Termitidae Latreille,1802 being the largest family. The genus Rinacapritermes (Amina and Rajmohana, 2022) has been introduced for the first time from India with the species Rinacapritermes silvius and Rinacapritermes abundans.

El artículo actual proporciona una lista de verificación de termitas (Blattodea: Isoptera) de la India. Se han registrado un total de 317 especies pertenecientes a 53 géneros y 6 familias, siendo Termitidae Latreille 1802 la mayor familia. El género Rinacapritermes (Amina y Rajmohana, 2022) ha sido introducido por primera vez desde la India con las especies Rinacapritermes silvius y Rinacapritermes abundans.

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