Odontotermes globicola

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Odontotermes globicola
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae
Genus: Odontotermes
Species:
O. globicola
Binomial name
Odontotermes globicola
(Wasmann, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Microtermes globicolaWasmann, 1902
  • Termes (Termes) dehraduniSnyder, 1933
  • Odontotermes roonwaliBose, 1975

Odontotermes globicola is a species of small termite of the genus Odontotermes . It is native to India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. It is found under flower pots and decaying logs. They construct small chambered nest with spherical combed termitaria. [1]

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References

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