Coptotermes elisae

(Coptotermes elisae)

Description

Coptotermes elisae, the Papuan plantation termite, is a species of termite in the family Rhinotermitidae. It is native to New Guinea, Indonesia, and Southeast Asia, where it attacks and kills living trees and damages structural timbers.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Blattodea
Family:Rhinotermitidae
Genus:Coptotermes
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