''Prorhinotermes flavus'', is a species of subterranean
termite
Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes (eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blatto ...
of the genus ''
Prorhinotermes
''Prorhinotermes'' is a genus of termites belonging to the family Rhinotermitidae.
The species of this genus are found in Malesia and Australia.
Species:
*'' Prorhinotermes canalifrons''
*'' Prorhinotermes flavus''
*'' Prorhinotermes hainanen ...
''. It is native to
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
,
Sri Lanka,
Andaman Islands and
Nicobar Islands. It is found in coastal areas such as
mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves are taxonomically diverse, as a result of convergent evolution in severa ...
s. 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.
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Semiochemicals of Prorhinotermes flavus
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Termites
Insects described in 1910
Insects of Sri Lanka