Biology:Cryptotermes bengalensis

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Short description: Species of termite

Cryptotermes bengalensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Kalotermitidae
Genus: Cryptotermes
Species:
C. bengalensis
Binomial name
Cryptotermes bengalensis
(Snyder, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Calotermes (Cryptotermes) brachygnathus Jepson, 1931, nomen nudum
  • Calotermes (Cryptotermes) ceylonicus Jepson, 1931, nomen nudum
  • Kalotermes (Cryptotermes) bengalensis Snyder, 1934
  • Cryptotermes angulatus Pinto, 1941, nomen nudum

Cryptotermes bengalensis, is a species of dry wood termite of the genus Cryptotermes. It is native to India , Bangladesh, Thailand[1] and introduced to Sri Lanka. It is found in dead and rotten wood of Ficus species. It is a pest of Diospyros insignis.[2]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q30591805 entry