Cryptotermes dudleyi
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West Indian drywood termite | |
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Species: | C. dudleyi
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Cryptotermes dudleyi Banks, 1918
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The West Indian drywood termite,[1] (Cryptotermes dudleyi), is a species of dry wood termite of the genus Cryptotermes. It is native to Indonesia, Java 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]
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References
- ^ "West Indian drywood termite". The State of Queensland (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries). Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Cryptotermes dudleyiBanks(Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)". PaDIL. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
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
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