Prorhinotermes flavus

Prorhinotermes flavus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Psammotermitidae
Genus: Prorhinotermes
Species:
P. flavus
Binomial name
Prorhinotermes flavus
(Bugnion & Popoff, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Coptotermes flavus Bugnion & Popoff, 1910
  • Prorhinotermes shiva Roonwal & Thakur, 1963

Prorhinotermes flavus is a species of subterranean termite of the genus Prorhinotermes. It is native to India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands. It is found in coastal areas such as mangroves. It shows both dampwood and subterranean termite behavior, nesting in dead trees but foraging on soil as a typical subterranean termite. It is not known to be a pest.