First record of Microcerotermes lahorensis Akhtar (Blattodea, Isoptera, Termitidae) from India

Abstract

Reports a subterranean termite species Microcerotermes lahorensis Akhtar from Kerala, India, for the first time. The species was only reported from the type locality Lahore, Pakistan, and was endemic to the country. This new record thus changes the endemic status of the species and reaffirms the cosmotropical nature of the genus Microcerotermes.