Cryptotermes havilandi 叶额堆砂白蚁
- Type locality
- Equatorial Guinea: Bioko
- Distribution
- southern Africa, South Africa, Mozambique, West Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, South America, Brazil, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Europa Island (France), Guadeloupe, Guyana, India, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands
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Summary
Cryptotermes havilandi is a species of the genus Cryptotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Sjöstedt in 1900; the type locality is Equatorial Guinea: Bioko. Distribution: southern Africa, South Africa, Mozambique, West Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, South America, Brazil, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Europa Island (France), Guadeloupe, Guyana, India, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands. This site records 2 junior synonyms for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Cryptotermes: From Greek kryptos (hidden) + Latin termes, for its concealed wood-dwelling habits.
Specific epithet havilandi: Named after the entomologist G. D. Haviland
Taxonomic position
- Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
- Genus: Cryptotermes — 74 species
- Type species of the genus: Cryptotermes cavifrons
Distribution
- Distribution records: southern Africa, South Africa, Mozambique, West Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, South America, Brazil, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Europa Island (France), Guadeloupe, Guyana, India, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Junior synonyms
This site records 2 junior synonyms for the species, listed by their original literature source:
- Calotermes lamanianus Sjöstedt, 1911: 137-139 — type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mukimbungu
- Cryptotermes senegalensis Silvestri, 1914: 7-8 — type locality: Senegal: Thiès
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonyms above (Calotermes lamanianus, Cryptotermes senegalensis); this site treats them all under Cryptotermes havilandi.
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: only a few characters are recorded. The distance between the ocellus and the antennal socket is slightly greater than the diameter of the ocellus itself, the two being slightly more than equal. The compound eye is situated rather high, with a distinct gap between its lower margin and the lower margin of the head capsule, this distance being about half the diameter of the compound eye.
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
Only the alate is documented from Chinese material. The space between the ocellus and the antennal socket is somewhat wider than the ocellar diameter, and the eye stands rather high, so that the gap between its lower margin and the underside of the head measures about half the eye diameter. The species is widely distributed in the Old World tropics and has also been reported from the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
Biology
Distribution and locality
In China recorded from Yaxian and Lingshui, Hainan; abroad from India, Sri Lanka, Africa, 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. 7 in the original work) Entries are cited by their number in the original work.
Distribution map
Aggregated from GBIF occurrence records on a 1° grid; only extant taxa of this checklist are used, so fossil records are excluded. Dot size and shade show the number of records inside a cell.
Related papers
Cached papers for this genus (matched automatically, for reference); to search this species with its junior synonyms merged in, use the literature search.
- 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 hainanensis
- 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 havilandi 叶额堆砂白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/cryptotermes-havilandi/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_cryptotermes_havilandi_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Cryptotermes havilandi: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/cryptotermes-havilandi/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Cryptotermes havilandi: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/cryptotermes-havilandi/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -