''Synhamitermes colombensis'', is a species of

termite Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes (eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blattode ...

of the genus ''

Synhamitermes ''Synhamitermes'' is a genus of termite. Species in this genus are nocturnal. The genus has a highly abnormal distribution in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest c ...

''. It is point endemic to

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

region of

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q30687025 Termites of Sri Lanka Termites Insects described in 1913