Biology:Heterotermes ceylonicus
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Short description: Species of termite
| Heterotermes ceylonicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Rhinotermitidae |
| Genus: | Heterotermes |
| Species: | H. ceylonicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterotermes ceylonicus (Holmgren, 1911)
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Heterotermes ceylonicus, is a species of subterranean termite of the genus Heterotermes. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. It is a wood destroying termites, which damage to logs, wooden structures of both natural and man-made such as tree stumps of Gravellia plants and tea plantations. It can be also found in mounds of Hypotermes obscuriceps and Hevea brasiliensis.[1]
References
- ↑ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309665163_An_annotated_checklist_of_termites_Isoptera_from_Sri_Lanka. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
External links
- A PRELIMINARY INVENTORY OF SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES
- COMPARISON OF TERMITE ASSEMBLAGES IN TWO LOWLAND FOREST TYPES IN THE KNUCKLES REGION
- Termites on Ceylon tea estates.
Wikidata ☰ Q30591888 entry
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