Coptotermes gaurii

Coptotermes gaurii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Infraorder:	Isoptera
Family:	Rhinotermitidae
Genus:	Coptotermes
Species:	C. gaurii
Binomial name
Coptotermes gaurii Roonwal & Krishna, 1955
Synonyms
Coptotermes exiguus Jepson, 1930, nomen nudum

Coptotermes gaurii, is a species of subterranean termite of the genus Coptotermes. It is native to South India and Sri Lanka. It is a serious pest of tea in Sri Lanka.^[1]

• Current Status of Coptotermes Wasmann
• Termite Assemblages in Lower Hanthana Forest and Variation in Worker Mandible Structure with Food Type
• Revisiting Coptotermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): A global taxonomic road map for species validity and distribution of an economically important subterranean termite genus
• Systematics of Oriental termites. II. A new species, Coptotermes gaurii, from Ceylon