Speculitermes sinhalensis

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Speculitermes sinhalensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae
Genus: Speculitermes
Species:
S. sinhalensis
Binomial name
Speculitermes sinhalensis
Roonwal & Sen-Sarma, 1960
Synonyms
  • Speculitermes cyclops sinhalensisRoonwal & Sen-Sarma, 1960

Speculitermes sinhalensis, is a species of termite of the genus Speculitermes . It is native to India and Sri Lanka. It was first found from Vavuniya. They are typical subterranean soil humus feeding termites, which can be found under logs, decaying trees, rocks. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. "First record of Speculitermes chadaensis Chatterjee & Thapa, 1964 (Isoptera: Termitidae) from the Western Ghats, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. Retrieved 16 February 2017.