Angulitermes ceylonicus

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Angulitermes ceylonicus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae
Genus: Angulitermes
Species:
A. ceylonicus
Binomial name
Angulitermes ceylonicus
(Holmgren, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Mirotermes (Mirotermes) ceylonicusHolmgren 1914
  • Termes lightiSnyder, 1949

Angulitermes ceylonicus, is a species of small termite of the genus Angulitermes . It is found from Maha Iluppalama area of Sri Lanka. [1] Angulitermes ceylonicus has also been found from Nagoda, Kandana of Sri Lanka.

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References

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