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An identification guide to the wood destroying termites of south India

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This paper provides a user friendly pictorial guide for the identification of 15 wood destroying termites of south India with distinct characters and routes. The species included in the key are Coptotermes heimi (Wasmann), Heterotermes malabaricus Snyder, Microcerotermes flecheri Holmgren and Holmgren, Microtermes obesi Holmgren, Odontotermes assmuthi Holmgren, O. bellahunisensis Holmgren and Holmgren, O. bhagwatii Chatterjee and Thakur, O. bruneus (Hagen), O. ceylonicus (Wasmann), O. feae (Wasmann), O. horni (Wasmann), O. obesus (Rambur), O. redemanni (Wasmann), O. wallonensis (Wasmann) and Nasutitermes sp.

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Authors are grateful to Sri. S. C. Joshi, the Director and Dr. B. N. Mohanty, the Group Coordinator (Research), Dr. O. K. Remadevi, Head, Wood Biodegradation Division, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Bangalore for the facilities provided. Thanks are due to Prof. C. A. Viraktamath, Emeritus Scientist, Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore for his valuable comments. Financial assistance rendered by ICFRE to the senior author is also gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Wood Biodegradation Division, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, P.O. Malleswaram, Bangalore, 560 003, India

    Rashmi R. Shanbhag & R. Sundararaj

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Shanbhag, R.R., Sundararaj, R. An identification guide to the wood destroying termites of south India. J Indian Acad Wood Sci 8, 148–151 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13196-012-0028-9

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