Biology:Cryptotermes dudleyi

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Short description: Species of termite

West Indian drywood termite
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Kalotermitidae
Genus: Cryptotermes
Species:
C. dudleyi
Binomial name
Cryptotermes dudleyi
Banks, 1918
Synonyms
  • Calotermes (Cryptotermes) jacobsoni Holmgren, 1913 Name suppressed by ICZN 2004 Opinion 2064 (Case 3181)
  • Cryptotermes dudleyi Banks, 1918
  • Planocryptotermes nocens Light, 1921
  • Cryptotermes thompsonae Snyder, 1922
  • Cryptotermes (Planocryptotermes) primus Kemner, 1932
  • Cryptotermes (Planocryptotermes) javanicus Kemner, 1934
  • Cryptotermes melloi Chhotani, 1970 nomen nudum

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 4.55–7.15 millimetres (3⁄16–9⁄32 in) 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]

Castes

  • Primary Reproductives

  • Pseudergates along with Primary Reproductives

    Workers/Pseudergates

  • A soldier

    Soldier

  • The neotenic reproductive caste (A secondary reproductive caste) of this species. Orange in colour. They were formed in a colony with isolated Pseudergates

    Neotenic Reproductive

  • Eggs

References

  1. ↑ "West Indian drywood termite". The State of Queensland (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries). https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/forestry/pests-and-diseases/west-indian-drywood-termite. Retrieved 14 February 2017. 
  2. ↑ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309665163_An_annotated_checklist_of_termites_Isoptera_from_Sri_Lanka. Retrieved 14 February 2017. 
  3. ↑ "Cryptotermes dudleyiBanks(Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)". PaDIL. http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/pest/main/136471. Retrieved 14 February 2017. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q30591814 entry



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