A new record of termite Amitermes belli (Desneux) from Himachal Pradesh

This paper deals with first report of termite Amitermes belli (Desneux) from Himachal Pradesh. Currently 23 species under five families (Termopsidae, Kalotermitidae, Stylotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae and Termitidae) and ten genera are known from Himachal Pradesh. As a member of the highly specialized termite family Termitidae, A. belli is unique among other termites found in India, due to backwardly directed tooth. This species had been reported from Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan earlier; and this study sample is collected from cow dung from Renuka village, Sirmour district, Himachal Pradesh.