Nasutitermes exitiosus explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Montagu . A. . Lee . T. R. C. . Ujvari . B. . McCarl . V. . Evans . T. A. . Lo . N. . High numbers of unrelated reproductives in the Australian 'higher' termite Nasutitermes exitiosus (Blattodea: Termitidae) . Insectes Sociaux . 1 May 2020 . 67 . 2 . 281–294 . 10.1007/s00040-020-00764-7 . 10536/DRO/DU:30137885 . 218624521 . en . 1420-9098. free .
2. Milner . R.J. . Staples . J.A. . Hartley . T.R. . Lutton . G.G. . Driver . F. . Watson . J.A.L. . Occurrence of Metarhizium anisopliae in nests and feeding sites of Australian termites . Mycological Research . February 1998 . 102 . 2 . 216–220 . 10.1017/S0953756297004735 .