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Coptotermes formosanus (Taiwan subterranean termite)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus) is an invasive species of termite. It has been transported worldwide from its native range in southern China to Formosa (Taiwan, where it gets its name) and Japan. In the 20th century, it became established in South Africa, Hawaii, and the continental United States.
View Wikipedia Record: Coptotermes formosanus

Invasive Species

View ISSG Record: Coptotermes formosanus

Prey / Diet

Arachis hypogaea (Earthnut)[1]
Oryza sativa (rice)[1]
Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane)[1]

Predators

Francolinus pondicerianus (Grey Francolin)[2]
Manis pentadactyla (Chinese Pangolin)[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 3Wu, S.B., N. F. Liu, Y. Y. Li, R. Y. Sun (2005). Observation on food habits and foraging behavior of Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla Chinese Journal of Applied Environment Biology 11(3):337-341
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0