Kalotermes jepsoni

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Kalotermes jepsoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Kalotermitidae
Genus: Kalotermes
Species:
K. jepsoni
Binomial name
Kalotermes jepsoni
Kemner, 1932

Kalotermes jepsoni, is a species of damp wood termite of the genus Kalotermes . It is native to India and Sri Lanka. It usually prefers to live in dead and decaying wood, but sometimes can be seen in live wood. [1] It is a major pest of tea in Sri Lanka. [2]

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References

  1. "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  2. "Termites on Ceylon tea estates". CABI. Retrieved 14 February 2017.