Kalotermes jepsoni
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| Kalotermes jepsoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Kalotermitidae |
| Genus: | Kalotermes |
| Species: | K. jepsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Kalotermes jepsoni Kemner, 1932 | |
Kalotermes jepsoni, is a species of damp wood termite of the genus Kalotermes. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. It usually prefers to live in dead and decaying wood, but sometimes can be seen in live wood.[1] It is a major pest of tea in Sri Lanka.[2]