Hospitalitermes monoceros, is a species of nasute termite of the genus Hospitalitermes. It was originally considered to be endemic to Sri Lanka, but was also found in India in 2013.[1][2] It is an obligate lichen feeder. It is recorded from Cassia multijuga and Ficus religiosa trees and is a pest of tea.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Nanorder: | Neoisoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Subfamily: | Nasutitermitinae |
| Genus: | Hospitalitermes |
| Species: | H. monoceros
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| Binomial name | |
| Hospitalitermes monoceros (König, 1779)
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References
edit- ^ "First record of the Srilankan Processional Termite, Hospitalitermes monoceros (Konig) (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) from India" (PDF). HALTERES, Volume 4. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Foraging activity of Hospitalitermes monoceros (König) (Termitidae: Isoptera) in Western Ghats, India". Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 16 February 2017.