Nasutitermes exitiosus
Species of termite
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Nasutitermes is a species of snouted termite occurring in Australia. It is common in Canberra and parts of New South Wales. It nests in soil.[1] Spores of Metarhizium robertsii have been found in their mounds.[2]
| Nasutitermes exitiosus | |
|---|---|
| Soldiers workers and nymphs of a colony of Nasutitermes exitiosus termites | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Genus: | Nasutitermes |
| Species: | N. exitiosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nasutitermes exitiosus (Hill, 1925) | |
