Glyptotermes ceylonicus

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]

Glyptotermes ceylonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

References
  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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