Trinervitermes biformis

Snouted harvester termite
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Infraorder:	Isoptera
Family:	Termitidae
Genus:	Trinervitermes
Species:	T. biformis
Binomial name
	Trinervitermes biformis; (Wasmann 1902)
Synonyms
	Eutermes biformis Wasmann 1902; Eutermes heimi Wasmann 1902; Nasutitermes (Trinervitermes) longinotus Snyder, 1934;

The snouted harvester termite[1] (Trinervitermes biformis) is a species of mound building termite in the genus Trinervitermes, native to India and Sri Lanka. The type species was described from the Bandarawela area of Sri Lanka.[2] It is a pest of sugarcane and brinjal.[3][4]

References

"Trinervitermes biformis (Wasmann, 1902)". Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
"An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
"Termites in sugarcane". AgroPedia. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
"BRINJAL :: MINOR PESTS :: GRASSHOPPERS". eagri. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

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