First report of the termite Glyptotermes ceylonicus (Blattodea: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) from India: an example of discontinuous distribution-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

First report of the termite Glyptotermes ceylonicus (Blattodea: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) from India: an example of discontinuous distribution

Published:2022-06-26 Issue:6 Volume:14 Page:21290-21295
ISSN:0974-7907
Container-title:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Short-container-title:J. Threat. Taxa

Author:

Edwin Joseph ,Ipe Chinnu,Nisha P. Aravind ,Antony Sherin,Mathew Jobin

Abstract

We report Glyptotermes ceylonicus (Holmgren, 1911), an endemic Sri Lankan termite, for the first time from India. Glyptotermes show a high degree of endemism throughout the world. Record of this species from the current location indicates a wide distribution of this species in southern India, in the past, before the complete separation of Sri Lanka from India. The current distribution of Glyptotermes ceylonicus is also an example of discontinuous distribution. Pictorial illustrations of the morphologically important parts and revised key for the Indian species are provided.

Publisher

Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Nature and Landscape Conservation,Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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