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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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Infraorder: | Isoptera |
Family: | Termitidae |
Genus: | Ceylonitermellus |
Species: | C. hantanae
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Binomial name | |
Ceylonitermellus hantanae (Holmgren, 1911)
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References
edit- ^ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ 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.