Coptotermes gaurii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Rhinotermitidae |
| Genus: | Coptotermes |
| Species: | C. gaurii
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptotermes gaurii Roonwal & Krishna, 1955
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Coptotermes gaurii, is a species of subterranean termite of the genus Coptotermes. It is native to South India and Sri Lanka. It is a serious pest of tea in Sri Lanka.[1]
References[]
- ^ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
External links[]
- Current Status of Coptotermes Wasmann
- Termite Assemblages in Lower Hanthana Forest and Variation in Worker Mandible Structure with Food Type
- Revisiting Coptotermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): A global taxonomic road map for species validity and distribution of an economically important subterranean termite genus
- Systematics of Oriental termites. II. A new species, Coptotermes gaurii, from Ceylon
Categories:
- Termites
- Insects described in 1955
- Insects of Sri Lanka