Species of termite
A mature queen of Nasutitermes exitiosus with workers and two soldiers
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]
References
^ Montagu, A.; Lee, T. R. C.; Ujvari, B.; McCarl, V.; Evans, T. A.; Lo, N. (1 May 2020). "High numbers of unrelated reproductives in the Australian 'higher' termite Nasutitermes exitiosus (Blattodea: Termitidae)" . Insectes Sociaux . 67 (2): 281– 294. doi :10.1007/s00040-020-00764-7 . hdl :10536/DRO/DU:30137885 . ISSN 1420-9098 . S2CID 218624521 .
^ Milner, R.J.; Staples, J.A.; Hartley, T.R.; Lutton, G.G.; Driver, F.; Watson, J.A.L. (February 1998). "Occurrence of Metarhizium anisopliae in nests and feeding sites of Australian termites" . Mycological Research . 102 (2): 216– 220. doi :10.1017/S0953756297004735 .