Odontotermes ceylonicus
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Odontotermes ceylonicus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Infraorder: | Isoptera |
Family: | Termitidae |
Genus: | Odontotermes |
Species: | O. ceylonicus
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Binomial name | |
Odontotermes ceylonicus (Wasmann, 1902)
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Synonyms | |
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Odontotermes ceylonicus, is a species of termite of the genus Odontotermes. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. Though nests in the ground, they never construct termitaria. It attacks many dead, diseased rotten plant roots and wooden buildings. It is a major pest of sugarcane and a secondary pest of tea.[1]
References
- ^ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
External links
- A Preliminary Inventory of Subterranean Termites in the Premises of Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya and the Potential of a Ponerine Ant Species, Neemazal-F and Citronella Oil in the Control of Two Termite Species doi:10.4038/josuk.v7i0.6230
- TERMITES ON CEYLON TEA ESTATES
- "A Study of Termites Destroying Structural Wood in Rural System-Indian Journals". Indian Journal of Entomology. 72 (3). 2010.Error: "Q30591899" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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- Termites
- Insects described in 1902
- Arthropods of India