Cryptotermes dudleyi 长颚堆砂白蚁
- Type locality
- Panama: ?
- Distribution
- Australia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, Canada, China, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Colombia, Costa Rica, Fiji, Guam, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda
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Summary
Cryptotermes dudleyi is a species of the genus Cryptotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Banks in 1918; the type locality is Panama: ?. Distribution: Australia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, Canada, China, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Colombia, Costa Rica, Fiji, Guam, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda. This site records 6 junior synonyms for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Cryptotermes: From Greek kryptos (hidden) + Latin termes, for its concealed wood-dwelling habits.
Specific epithet dudleyi: Named after Dudley
Taxonomic position
- Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
- Genus: Cryptotermes — 74 species
- Type species of the genus: Cryptotermes cavifrons
Distribution
- Distribution records: Australia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, Canada, China, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Colombia, Costa Rica, Fiji, Guam, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Junior synonyms
This site records 6 junior synonyms for the species, listed by their original literature source:
- Calotermes havilandi parasita Wasmann, 1910: 120 — type locality: Mauritius: ?
- Calotermes (Cryptotermes) jacobsoni Holmgren, 1913: 48 — type locality: Indonesia: Java: Gunung Gedeh
- Planocryptotermes nocens Light, 1921: 43-47 — type locality: Philippines: Luzon: Manila
- Cryptotermes thompsonae Snyder, 1922: 16-18 — type locality: Panama: Ancon
- Cryptotermes (Planocryptotermes) primus Kemner, 1932: 151-153 — type locality: Sri Lanka: ?
- Cryptotermes (Planocryptotermes) javanicus Kemner, 1934: 47-49 — type locality: Indonesia: Java: Bogor
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonyms above (Calotermes havilandi parasita, Calotermes (Cryptotermes) jacobsoni, Planocryptotermes nocens, Cryptotermes thompsonae, Cryptotermes (Planocryptotermes) primus, Cryptotermes (Planocryptotermes) javanicus); this site treats them all under Cryptotermes dudleyi.
Recorded in Fauna Sinica
The morphological and biological accounts below are taken from Fauna Sinica and related literature; only structure and punctuation have been standardized here.
Morphology
Soldier
Alate
Alate: the ocellus is rather well developed, its short diameter and the distance from the ocellus to the antennal socket broadly corresponding, the two nearly equal in length. The compound eye is situated rather low, the distance from the lower margin of the compound eye to the lower margin of the head capsule equal to the diameter of the compound eye, or slightly less than that diameter. The outline of the mandibles nearly square, each mandible with two marginal teeth.
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
Only the alate is treated here. The ocelli are relatively large, their short diameter nearly matching the distance from ocellus to antennal socket, while the eye lies low, its lower edge to the underside of the head equalling or slightly less than the eye diameter. Both mandibles are roughly square in outline and carry two marginal teeth each. The species ranges widely from southern China through Southeast Asia to Africa, Australia and the Americas.
Biology
Distribution and locality
In China recorded from Xuwen, Guangdong and from Yaxian, Sanya, Longshui, Fushan and Chengmai, Hainan; abroad widely distributed in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Africa, Australia, the Caribbean coast, Central America and South America.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 5 in the original work) Entries are cited by their number in the original work.
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Distribution map
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Related papers
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- Cryptotermes brevis in Sicily
Abstract
- Cryptotermes colombianus a new drywood termite and distribution record of Cryptotermes in Colombia
Abstract
A new species of drywood termite (Kalotermitidae), Cryptotermes colombianus, is described and new records for Cryptotermes cylindroceps and Cryptotermes mangoldi are presented from the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Cryptotermes colombianus is described from two soldiers and genetic sequences. This unusual species differs noticeably from other regional Cryptotermes species for its weak and inconspicuous definition of the frontal and genal horns and its acute angle of the frons with respect to the vertex. Cryptotermes colombianus clustered with species from the Ethiopian and Oriental region and it is closely related to Cryptotermes havilandi. Cryptotermes cylindroceps is widely distributed along the Colombian Caribbean coast, commonly associated with dead wood in mangrove habitats. It also is commonly found in wooden furniture, constituting an important household pest. Cryptotermes mangoldi is reported from the Caribbean mainland for the first time. With these new records, there are now five Cryptotermes species for Colombia, including the pest species Cryptotermes brevis and Cryptotermes dudleyi. This new description raises the numbers of Neotropical Cryptotermes to a total of 34 species, of which 2 are fossils, 4 introduced, and 28 endemic.
- Control of Cryptotermes brevis12
Abstract
Bioassay of a standard, whole-building fumigation substantiates the hypothesis that sulfuryl fluoride is highly effective against Cryplotermes brevis (Walker) in Key West, Florida. Ultraviolet light trapping during the swarming season indicated no flight activity in fumigated buildings within 2 years after treatment. Laboratory treatment of wood surfaces with silica acrogel controlled reproductive termites, and residues from 1% dieldrin sprays gave 95-100% control. Dichlorvos fumigation in drums was ineffective at dosages recommended for control of other insect species.
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Literature notes
Edited notes based on the original literature, not transcriptions. The source markers in each paragraph point to archived records in .sources; full citations are listed below.
Synonymy in the 1949 world catalogue
According to Snyder's (1949) world catalogue of termites, Cryptotermes dudleyi was described by Banks (1918) from Panama material, and the catalogue lists as synonyms of the species such names as Planocryptotermes nocens (an old subgenus of Cryptotermes; Manila), Cryptotermes (Planocryptotermes) javanicus (an old subgeneric combination of Cryptotermes; Buitenzorg, Java) and Calotermes (Cryptotermes) jacobsoni (an old combination of Kalotermes; Java, Sumatra).
Taxonomic history
According to the abstract, Gay and Watson (1982) recorded Cryptotermes dudleyi as an introduced species in Australia; the same study removed Cryptotermes secundus from the synonymy of that species and treated it as an Australian endemic.
References
Other species in Cryptotermes (73 species)
- Cryptotermes abruptus
- Cryptotermes aequacornis
- Cryptotermes albipes
- Cryptotermes angustinotus
- Cryptotermes austrinus
- Cryptotermes bengalensis
- Cryptotermes bracketti
- Cryptotermes brevis
- Cryptotermes camelus
- Cryptotermes canalensis
- Cryptotermes cavifrons
- Cryptotermes ceylonicus
- Cryptotermes chacoensis
- Cryptotermes chasei
- Cryptotermes colombianus
- Cryptotermes contognathus
- Cryptotermes crassicornis
- Cryptotermes cristatus
- Cryptotermes cryptognathus
- Cryptotermes cubicoceps
- Cryptotermes cylindroceps
- Cryptotermes cymatofrons
- Cryptotermes cynocephalus
- Cryptotermes darlingtonae
- Cryptotermes darwini
- Cryptotermes daulti
- Cryptotermes declivis
- Cryptotermes dolei
- Cryptotermes domesticus
- Cryptotermes fatulus
- Cryptotermes garifunae
- Cryptotermes gearyi
- Cryptotermes hainanensis
- Cryptotermes havilandi
- Cryptotermes hemicyclius
- Cryptotermes hilli
- Cryptotermes juliani
- Cryptotermes karachiensis
- Cryptotermes kirbyi
- Cryptotermes kororensis
73 species in this genus. See all species on the genus page →
Cite this species
Citation strings are generated from the fields of this page; please keep the DOI and the version number when citing.
GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Cryptotermes dudleyi 长颚堆砂白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/cryptotermes-dudleyi/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_cryptotermes_dudleyi_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Cryptotermes dudleyi: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/cryptotermes-dudleyi/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
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