| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Odontotermes ceylonicus (Wasmann, 1902) | |
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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]
