Ceylonitermellus hantanae

Ceylonitermellus hantanae is a species of termite of the genus Ceylonitermellus. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, first described from Hanthana Mountain Range area. It is a soil-dwelling and soil-feeding termite species.[1][2]

Ceylonitermellus hantanae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae
Genus: Ceylonitermellus
Species:
C. hantanae
Binomial name
Ceylonitermellus hantanae
(Holmgren, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Eutermes hantanae Holmgren, 1911

References

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  1. ^ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. ^ Emerson, Alfred Edwards (1960). "New genera of termites related to Subulitermes from the Oriental, Malagasy, and Australian regions". Digital Library. hdl:2246/4400. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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