Odontotermes escherichi

Odontotermes escherichi, is a small species of termite of the genus Odontotermes. It is native to India, Sri Lanka and Peninsular Malaysia.[1] It attacks many dead, tree stems and decaying logs.[2]

Odontotermes escherichi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae
Genus: Odontotermes
Species:
O. escherichi
Binomial name
Odontotermes escherichi
Holmgren, 1911
Synonyms
  • Termes escherichi Holmgren, 1911

References

  1. Cheng, Shawn; Kirton, Laurence G.; Panandam, Jothi M.; Siraj, Siti S.; Ng, Kevin Kit-Siong; Tan, Soon-Guan (2011). "Evidence for a Higher Number of Species of Odontotermes (Isoptera) than Currently Known from Peninsular Malaysia from Mitochondrial DNA Phylogenies". PLOS ONE. 6 (6): e20992. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...620992C. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020992. PMC 3110805. PMID 21687629.
  2. "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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