Prorhinotermes flavus

Prorhinotermes flavus, is a species of subterranean termite of the genus Prorhinotermes. It is native to India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands. It is found in coastal areas such as mangroves.[1] It shows both dampwood and subterranean features, where they nests in dead trees but forage on soil as a typical subterranean termite. They are not known as pests.[2]

Prorhinotermes flavus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Blattodea
Infraorder:
Isoptera
Family:
Rhinotermitidae
Genus:
Prorhinotermes
Species:
P. flavus
Binomial name
Prorhinotermes flavus
(Bugnion & Popoff, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Coptotermes flavus Bugnion & Popoff, 1910
  • Prorhinotermes shiva Roonwal & Thakur, 1963

References
  1. "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. "Termite pictures – Prorhinotermes flavus". Termite Web. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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