species: Nasutitermes longipennis in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Nasutitermes longipennis

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Blattodea
Family Termitidae
Genus Nasutitermes
Species Nasutitermes longipennis

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Distinguishing features

Mound builder, eats grass and litter (Arab et al, 2017). This species has been recorded at Lizard Island (ALA accessed 14 mar 2020).

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Arab, A. Namyatova, T.A. Evans, S.L. Cameron, D.K. Yeates, S.Y.W. Ho and N. Lo, D.A. (2017). Parallel evolution of mound-building and grass-feeding in Australian nasute termites, Biology Letters, 13: 20160625. LIRS catalog number 90379.