Coptotermes emersoni
Coptotermes emersoni, is a species of subterranean termite of the genus Coptotermes. It is native to India, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.[1] Though it is a wood destroying termite, it was first found from an electrical wire case in the National Museum of Colombo.[2]
| Coptotermes emersoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Rhinotermitidae |
| Genus: | Coptotermes |
| Species: | C. emersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptotermes emersoni Ahmad, 1953 | |
References
- "Applying molecular technology to identify termite species of the genus Coptotermes in the Hanoi Old Quarter" (PDF). Proceedings of the 10th Pacific-Termite Research Group Conference. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
External links
- Current Status of Coptotermes Wasmann
- http://www.bulletinofinsectology.org/pdfarticles/vol67-2014-131-136nguyen.pdf Identification of Vietnamese Coptotermes pest species
based on the sequencing of two regions of 16S rRNA gene
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