Glyptotermes ceylonicus

Glyptotermes ceylonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Infraorder:	Isoptera
Family:	Kalotermitidae
Genus:	Glyptotermes
Species:	G. ceylonicus
Binomial name
	Glyptotermes ceylonicus; Holmgren, 1911
Synonyms
	Calotermes {Glyptotermes) ceylonicus Holmgren, 1911; Calotermes (Glyptotermes) ceylonicus cylindricus Jepson, 1931 nomen nudum;

Glyptotermes ceylonicus, is a species of damp wood termite of the genus Glyptotermes. It is endemic to high elevations Sri Lanka.^[1] It is a pest of dead and decaying wood of Hevea, Theobroma, Ficus, and Acacia species.^[2]

References[]

^ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^ "Live-Wood Termites of Low Grown Tea and Their Management" (PDF). The Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

External links[]

Glyptotermes chiraharitae n. sp., a new dampwood termite species (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) from India

[1] "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

[2] "Live-Wood Termites of Low Grown Tea and Their Management" (PDF). The Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

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