Odontotermes escherichi

Odontotermes escherichi
Scientific classification
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;

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]

References

↑ "Evidence for a Higher Number of Species of Odontotermes (Isoptera) than Currently Known from Peninsular Malaysia from Mitochondrial DNA Phylogenies". PLOS ONE. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
↑ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

External links

Subterranian termite genus Odontotermes (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae) from Chhattisgarh, India with its annotated checklist and revised key

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[1] "Evidence for a Higher Number of Species of Odontotermes (Isoptera) than Currently Known from Peninsular Malaysia from Mitochondrial DNA Phylogenies". PLOS ONE. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

[2] "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2017.