Odontotermes ceylonicus

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]

Odontotermes ceylonicus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae
Genus: Odontotermes
Species:
O. ceylonicus
Binomial name
Odontotermes ceylonicus
(Wasmann, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Termes ceylonicus Wasmann, 1902
  • Odontotermes meturensis Roonwal & Chhotani, 1959

References

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  1. ^ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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