Research Article | Published: 01 December 2009

Termites fauna of Kumaon, Uttarakhand (Insecta: Isoptera)

R. K. Thakur, Sachin Kumar and Vivek Tyagi

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 32 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 595-600 | 2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2009-WQKG48 | Cite this article

Abstract

Fifteen species of termites belonging to four families (Termopsidae, Kalotermitidae, Stylotermitidae and Termitidae) and 9 genera (Archotermopsis, Neotermes, Glypotermes, Bifiditermes, Stylotermes, Eremotermes, Microcerotermes, Angulitermes and Odontotermes) are reported here from Kumaon Hills. Four species are reported first time from Kumaon, Uttarakhand as new distributional records: Eremotermes paradoxalis Holmgren; Microcerotermes tenuignathus Holmgren; Angulitermes akhorisainesis Chatterjee and Thakur and Odontotermes wallonensis (Wasmann).

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Thakur, R.K., Kumar, S. and Tyagi, V., 2009. Termites fauna of Kumaon, Uttarakhand (Insecta: Isoptera). Indian Journal of Forestry, 32(4), pp.595-600. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2009-WQKG48

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