Cryptotermes hainanensis 海南堆砂白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Hainan Island: Ya
- Distribution
- China (Hainan)
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Summary
Cryptotermes hainanensis is a species of the genus Cryptotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Ping in 1987; the type locality is China: Hainan Island: Ya. Distribution: China (Hainan).
Etymology
Genus name Cryptotermes: From Greek kryptos (hidden) + Latin termes, for its concealed wood-dwelling habits.
Specific epithet hainanensis: After Hainan (China)
Taxonomic position
- Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
- Genus: Cryptotermes — 74 species
- Type species of the genus: Cryptotermes cavifrons
Distribution
- Distribution records: China (Hainan)
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
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
Head blackish brown in front, paler behind the frontal ridges, becoming yellowish brown at the posterior margin; labrum and antennae yellowish brown; pronotum yellowish brown with the anterior margin brown. Head nearly square, the lateral margins slightly bulging near the posterior end, the posterior margin broadly rounded. The margins of the frontal ridges and the frontal surface slightly rough, smooth behind the ridges; the middle of the top of the head flat or shallowly concave; the frontal ridges distinctly raised, forming a broad U in dorsal view, its midpoint flat or slightly concave, the angle between the frontal slope and the mandibles about one hundred and twenty degrees in profile. Antennae with 11–13 segments, inserted between the two tubercles, the frontal tubercles short and thick, the genal tubercles slender and long. Labrum mitre-shaped, with two hairs at its tip. Eyes distinct, slightly projecting. Mandibles short and flat, the basal prominence raised, the left mandible with three marginal teeth, the right with two. The pronotum about as wide as the head, its anterior margin V-shaped, the anterolateral angles notched, the sides nearly parallel, the posterior margin rather straight.
Alate
Head deep brown, labrum yellowish brown, antennae pale brown, pronotum deep brown. Head elongate-oval, the sides parallel, the posterior margin rounded out, the top of the head slightly arched. The distance from the lower margin of the compound eye to the lower margin of the head about half the long diameter of the compound eye. Ocelli elongate-round, touching the compound eye. Antennae with 16 segments. The middle of both the anterior and posterior margins of the pronotum shallowly concave, the sides nearly parallel. The forewing scale completely covers the hindwing scale.
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier has a nearly square head, blackish brown in front and yellowish brown behind, with a broad U-shaped frontal ridge, a flat or shallowly hollowed vertex, and a hood-shaped labrum carrying two apical setae. Antennae have 11 to 13 segments; the left mandible bears three marginal teeth and the right two. The pronotum, as wide as the head, is V-shaped in front. Alates are dark brown with an oblong head, long oval ocelli touching the eyes, and 16 antennal segments.
Biology
Host recorded as tamarind.
Distribution and locality
Yaxian, Hainan.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 6 in the original work) Entries are cited by their number in the original work.
Distribution map
No GBIF record with coordinates was found for this species.
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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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 dudleyi
- Cryptotermes fatulus
- Cryptotermes garifunae
- Cryptotermes gearyi
- 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
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Cryptotermes hainanensis 海南堆砂白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/cryptotermes-hainanensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_cryptotermes_hainanensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Cryptotermes hainanensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/cryptotermes-hainanensis/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Cryptotermes hainanensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/cryptotermes-hainanensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -