Odontotermes ceylonicus

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Odontotermes ceylonicus
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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 ceylonicusWasmann, 1902
  • Odontotermes meturensisRoonwal & Chhotani, 1959

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]

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References

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