| Ceylonitermes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Subfamily: | Nasutitermitinae |
| Genus: | Ceylonitermes Holmgren, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Eutermes escherichi Holmgren, 1911
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Ceylonitermes is a genus of termites in the subfamily Nasutitermitinae.[1][2] They are found in South and Southeast Asia.[1]
Species[edit]
There are two species:[1]
- Ceylonitermes escherichi (Holmgren, 1911) – Sri Lanka
- Ceylonitermes indicola Thakur, 1976 – India (Kerala), Indonesia (Sumatra)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Krishna, Kumar; Grimaldi, David A.; Krishna, Valerie & Engel, Michael S. (2013). "Treatise on the Isoptera of the World. Volume 5. Termitidae (part two)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 377 (5): 1495–1989. doi:10.1206/377.5.
- ^ "Ceylonitermes". Termites of the World. Retrieved 21 March 2020.