Coptotermes emersoni explained

Coptotermes emersoni, is a species of subterranean termite of the genus Coptotermes. It is native to India, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.^[1] Though it is a wood destroying termite, it was first found from an electrical wire case in the National Museum of Colombo.^[2]

External links

• Current Status of Coptotermes Wasmann
• http://www.bulletinofinsectology.org/pdfarticles/vol67-2014-131-136nguyen.pdf Identification of Vietnamese Coptotermes pest species

based on the sequencing of two regions of 16S rRNA gene

Notes and References

1. Web site: Applying molecular technology to identify termite species of the genus Coptotermes in the Hanoi Old Quarter . Proceedings of the 10th Pacific-Termite Research Group Conference . 15 February 2017.
2. Web site: An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka . National Science Foundation . 15 February 2017.