10.5281/zenodo.3889361
https://zenodo.org/records/3889361
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Jayati Basak
Jayati Basak
Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, India.
Rituparna Sengupta
Rituparna Sengupta
Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, India.
K. Rajmohana
K. Rajmohana
Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, India.
Balmohan Baraik
Balmohan Baraik
Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, India
C. Sivaperuman
C. Sivaperuman
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair - 744 102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
First record of Schedorhinotermes makassarensis Kemner (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from India
Zenodo
2020
Schedorhinotermes makassarensis, Termite, India, identification key, dimorphic, Great Nicobar Island
2020-06-15
10.5281/zenodo.3889360
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The present study reports Schedorhinotermes makassarensis Kemner, 1934 (Rhinotermitidae) for the first time in India, from Great Nicobar Island. Earlier the species was known only from Indonesia. A dichotomous identification key to all the 8 species of Schedorhinotermes Silvestri 1909 present in India is provided based on both soldier major and soldier minor castes.