Procryptotermes falcifer 具镰前砂白蚁
- Type locality
- Reunion (French): 1.6 km E of Port de Galles
- Distribution
- Réunion, Mauritius, French Réunion
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Summary
Procryptotermes falcifer is a species of the genus Procryptotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Krishna in 1962; the type locality is Reunion (French): 1.6 km E of Port de Galles. Distribution: Réunion, Mauritius, French Réunion.
Etymology
Genus name Procryptotermes: From Greek pro- (before) + kryptos (hidden) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet falcifer: Latin falx (sickle) + -fer (bearing), sickle-bearing
Taxonomic position
- Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
- Genus: Procryptotermes — 14 species
- Type species of the genus: Procryptotermes fryeri
Distribution
- Distribution records: Réunion, Mauritius, French Réunion
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Krishna, 1962. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
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
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- AN AUSTRALIAN SPECIES OF PROCRYPTOTERMES HOLMGREN (ISOPTERA: KALOTERMITIDAE)
Abstract
The termite genus Procryptotermes is recorded from Australia for the first time and a new species, P. australiensis, is described from northern Queensland.
- New World Revision of the Termite Genus Procryptotermes (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
Abstract
All known species of New World Procryptotermes are defined and distribution records revised. Two new species, P. hesperus from Cuba and the Bahamas, and P. leewardensis from the Leeward Islands, are described along with a redescription of P. corniceps (Snyder) from the central Antilles. New records for the recently described P. edwardsi Scheffrahn are given along with a key to imagos and soldiers of New World Procryptotermes.
- Procryptotermes edwardsi, a New Drywood Termite (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) from Jamaica
Abstract
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Nan-Yao Su, Jan Krecek, Procryptotermes edwardsi, a New Drywood Termite (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) from Jamaica, The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 82, No. 2 (Jun., 1999), pp. 299-305
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Other species in Procryptotermes (13 species)
- Procryptotermes australiensis
- Procryptotermes corniceps
- Procryptotermes dhari
- Procryptotermes dioscurae
- Procryptotermes edwardsi
- Procryptotermes fryeri
- Procryptotermes hesperus
- Procryptotermes hunsurensis
- Procryptotermes krishnai
- Procryptotermes leewardensis
- Procryptotermes rapae
- Procryptotermes speiseri
- Procryptotermes valeriae
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: Procryptotermes falcifer 具镰前砂白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/procryptotermes-falcifer/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_procryptotermes_falcifer_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Procryptotermes falcifer: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/procryptotermes-falcifer/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Procryptotermes falcifer: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/procryptotermes-falcifer/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -