Odontotermes feae explained

The Fungus-growing termite,^[1] (Odontotermes feae), also known as South Asian wood-destroying termite,^[2] is a small species of earth dwelling termite of the genus Odontotermes. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.^[3]

Host plants

It attacks many dead wood and timber trees including,^[4]

• Lagerstroemia parviflora
• Anogeissus latifolia
• Syzygium cumini
• Schleichera oleosa
• Lagerstroemia parviflora
• Senna auriculata
• Acorus calamus
• Terminalia alata
• Buchanania cochinchinensis

External links

• Subterranian (sic) termite genus Odontotermes (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae) from Chhattisgarh, India with its annotated checklist and revised key
• Swarming behaviour of the termite Odontotermes feae (Termitidae : Macrotermitinae) in Dehra Dun (N.W. India) 1987
• Total body lipid from different castes of termites, Odontoterme wallonensis and Odontotermes feae (Termitidae: Isoptera) 1982

Notes and References

1. Trehalase activity in fungus-growing termite, Odontotermes feae (Isoptera: Termitideae) and inhibitory effect of validamycin. . J Econ Entomol . 25026686 . 107 . 1224–32 . Tatun . N . Wangsantitham . O . Tungjitwitayakul . J . Sakurai . S . 2014 . 3 . 10.1603/ec14051.
2. Book: The South Asian wood-destroying termite, Odontotermes feae (synonym O. indicus): identity, biology and economic importance . 1991 . Zoological Survey of India . 15 February 2017.
3. Web site: An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka . National Science Foundation . 15 February 2017.
4. Web site: http://www.krepublishers.com/02-Journals/JBD/JBD-03-0-000-12-Web/JBD-03-1-000-2012-Abst-PDF/JBD-3-1-055-12-024-Sammaiah-C/JBD-3-1-055-12-024-Sammaiah-C-[Tx.pdf Bio-diversity of Termites in Bhadrachalam Forest Region, Khammam District, Andhra Pradesh ]. J Biodiversity . 15 February 2017.