Abstract
A new termite species, Bulbitermes debadiliporum sp. nov., of the nasutiform genus Bulbitermes is described here from the Mawlynnong area of the East Khasi Hills district and Nongkhrah Village of the Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya, India. The species is described based on the soldier & worker castes, and a detailed illustration of the diagnostic characteristics of both the castes is provided here. Soldiers of the species are monomorphic whereas the workers are dimorphic with worker major and worker minor. Worker dimorphism is reported hitherto for the first time among Bulbitermes species of the Indian region. Furthermore, an updated identification key of Bulbitermes species from the Indian region is also provided here.
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