Odontotermes horni

Odontotermes horni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Infraorder:	Isoptera
Family:	Termitidae
Genus:	Odontotermes
Species:	O. horni
Binomial name
Odontotermes horni (Wasmann, 1902)
Synonyms
Termes horniWasmann 1902 Termes peradeniyaeHolmgren, 1911 Odontotermes horni hutsoniKemner, 1926 Odontotermes horni minorKemner, 1926

Odontotermes horni, is a species of termite of the genus Odontotermes . It is native to India and Sri Lanka. It attacks many dead, decaying trees and fertilized soil. Though nests on ground, they do not construct a termitaria. It is a pest of tea, coconut and sugarcane. ^[1]

References

1. Hemachandra; Edirisinghe; Karunaratne, Inoka; Gunatilleke, C.V.S (January 2012). "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". Mab Checklist and Hand Book Series. 24. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

External links

• A Preliminary Inventory of Subterranean Termites in the Premises of Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya and the Potential of a Ponerine Ant Species, Neemazal-F and Citronella Oil in the Control of Two Termite Species
• TERMITES ON CEYLON TEA ESTATES Archived 2017-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Diversity of Wolbachia in Odontotermes spp. (Termitidae) and Coptotermes heimi (Rhinotermitidae) using the multigene approach
• Sequence analysis of a few species of termites (Order: Isoptera) on the basis of partial characterization of COII gene.
• Chaetotaxy of the termite, odontotermes assmuthi Holmgren (Isoptera: Termitidae)