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Odontotermes assmuthi

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{{Italic title}}{{Taxobox
| name = Sugarcane termite
| image =
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| classis = Insecta
| ordo = Blattodea
| infraordo = Isoptera
| familia = Termitidae
| genus = Odontotermes
| species = O. assmuthi
| binomial = Odontotermes assmuthi
| binomial_authority = Holmgren, 1913
| synonyms = *Odontotermes (Odontotermes) assmuthi Holmgren, 1913
}}

The sugarcane termite (Odontotermes assmuthi) is a species of termite of the genus Odontotermes. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. It is recorded from coconut palms and is a pest of sugarcane.^[1]

Description

General body color is creamy with darker head. Workers can be seen foraging in both morning and evening.^[2]

It is a major pest of sugar cane, where attacked canes can be wilted and then dieback occurs. Semi-circular feeding marks on the leaves are characteristic marks left by the termite. Aspergillus flavus known to have termiticidal activity against O. assmuthi.^[3]

References

1. ^{{cite web | url= https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309665163 | title=An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka | publisher= National Science Foundation | accessdate=15 February 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.cib.res.in/insectinfo/details.php?nbaiiuid=INI024A | title=Odontotermes assmuthi Holmgren, 1913; Common Name: Sugarcane Termites | publisher= ICAR-NBAIR | accessdate=15 February 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web | url=http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/content/termites-sugarcane | title=Termites in sugarcane | publisher=Agropedia | accessdate=15 February 2017}}

External links

[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03051896 Chaetotaxy of the termite, odontotermes assmuthi Holmgren (Isoptera: Termitidae)]
Degeneration of thoracic muscles in sexual forms of Odontotermes assmuthi Holmgren (Termitidae : Isoptera) following swarming and colony establishment. 1982
Morphometric variations in termite Odontotermes assmuthi Holmgren 2002
Subterranian termite genus Odontotermes (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae) from Chhattisgarh, India with its annotated checklist and revised key
[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1173679/ The gross fatty acid composition of the body fat from the termite (Odontotermes assmuthi) queen.]
[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4847657 The probable significance of the differential occurrence of protein in various castes of the termite Odontotermes assmuthi (Isoptera: Termitidae).]
New Observations on the Swarming Behaviour in Nature in Odontotermes assmuthi Holmgren (Isoptera: Termitidae)

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