The present paper reports new records of six species termites (Blattodea: Termitidae), viz., Angulitermes acutus Mathur & Sen-Sarma, Dicuspiditermes obtusus (Silvestri), Pericapritermes dunensis (Roonwal Sen-Sarma), topslipensis Thakur, Nasutitermes cherraensis Roonwal Chhotani, and kali Chhotani from Kerala. Three P. dunensis, N. are reported for the first time Western Ghats. details mater...

Insects fold their hind wings because of quite simple reasons. With fl exed and folded wings, it is easier to hide, to use small crevices and shelters against the impact of weather, e.g. wind and rain, and to escape predators, to name just a few reasons. The fi tness advantage is so great that wing folding convergently evolved in many separate insect ʻorders ̓ (Heteroptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidopt...