Nasutitermes exitiosus

Nasutitermes is a species of snouted termite occurring in Australia. It is common in Canberra and parts of New South Wales. It nests in soil.^[1] Spores of Metarhizium robertsii have been found in their mounds.^[2]

Nasutitermes exitiosus
Soldiers workers and nymphs of a colony of Nasutitermes exitiosus termites
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Infraorder:	Isoptera
Family:	Termitidae
Genus:	Nasutitermes
Species:	N. exitiosus
Binomial name
Nasutitermes exitiosus (Hill, 1925)

A mature queen of Nasutitermes exitiosus with workers and two soldiers