Cryptotermes dudleyi explained

The West Indian drywood termite^[1] (Cryptotermes dudleyi) is a species of dry wood termite of the genus Cryptotermes. It is native to Java, Indonesia and exotic to Australia, Trinidad and Tobago and Sri Lanka. It is predominantly a house termite found in natural and man-made wooden structures. Thus, this is the most commonest and most devastating drywood pest termite found in the world.^[2] It is a larger termite species, with NaNmm length in soldiers.

Description

• Imago - General body color is tawny brown. Wings are faintly tinged with brown. Sub-triangular eyes are prominent and large. Antennae composed of 15-18 segments.
• Soldier - Head yellowish brown. Antennae are pale yellow-brown in color. Prominent genal horns.^[3]

External links

• Termites of the Genus Cryptotermes Banks Isoptera: Kalotermitidae from the West Indies
• Memoirs: A Species of Proboscidiella From Kalotermes (Cryptotermes) Dudleyi Banks, a Termite of Central America, With Remarks on the Oxymonad Flagellates
• A video related to the species Cryptotermes dudleyi

Notes and References

1. Web site: West Indian drywood termite . The State of Queensland (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) . 14 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170215023614/https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/forestry/pests-and-diseases/west-indian-drywood-termite . 15 February 2017 . dead .
2. Web site: An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka . National Science Foundation . 14 February 2017.
3. Web site: Cryptotermes dudleyiBanks(Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) . PaDIL . 14 February 2017.