Cryptotermes Explained

Cryptotermes is a genus of termites in the family Kalotermitidae. It is one of the economically most significant genera of drywood termites.

Species

There are about 70 species. Species include:

• Cryptotermes abruptus Scheffrahn and Krecek, 1998
• Cryptotermes bengalensis (Snyder, 1934)
• Cryptotermes brevis (Walker, 1853)
• Cryptotermes cavifrons Banks, 1906
• Cryptotermes ceylonicus Ranaweera, 1962
• Cryptotermes colombianus Casalla et al., 2016
• Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light, 1921
• Cryptotermes domesticus Haviland, 1898
• Cryptotermes dudleyi Banks, 1918
• Cryptotermes fatulus (Light, 1935)
• Cryptotermes havilandi (Sjostedt, 1900)
• Cryptotermes longicollis Banks, 1918
• Cryptotermes perforans Kemner, 1932