The domestic drywood termite, (Cryptotermes domesticus), is a species of dry wood termite of the genus Cryptotermes. It is native to Malaysia, Borneo, Australia, China and Sri Lanka. It is mainly a house termite and also found in cultivated areas. The presence of this termite can be identified by small heaps of tiny egg-like pellets of excreta.[1] It is a larger termite species, with 3.25-5.90mm in soldiers. It is considered as a minor pest in Australia, but is a serious pest causing wood damage in other parts of the world.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Kalotermitidae |
| Genus: | Cryptotermes |
| Species: | C. domesticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptotermes domesticus (Haviland, 1898)
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Description
edit- Imago - General body color is pale yellowish brown. Head is paler than other parts. Wings hyaline or faintly tinged with brown. Eyes comparatively large and distinct. Antennae composed of 15-16 segments. Head and pronotum with mild hairs.
- Soldier - Head color varies from very dark brown to black. Head capsule is glabrous. Well developed genal horns present. Antennae composed of 9-15 segments.[3]
References
edit- ^ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "A review on drywood termite Cryptotermes domesticus (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)". ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA SINICA. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Drywood termite - Cryptotermes domesticus(Haviland)(Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)". PaDIL. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
External links
edit- drywood termite Cryptotermes domesticus Haviland Images
- Wu, W.; Huang, Z.; Li, Z.; Zhang, S.; Liu, X.; Gu, D. (2016). "De novo transcriptome sequencing of Cryptotermes domesticus and comparative analysis of gene expression in response to different wood species". Gene. 575 (2 Pt 3): 655–66. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2015.09.055. PMID 26410413.
- Progress of Biological Studies on Primary Reproductives in Cryptotermes domesticus (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
- Ohkuma, M. (1998). "Phylogenetic analysis of the symbiotic intestinal microflora of the termite Cryptotermes domesticus". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 164 (2): 389–395. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb13114.x.
- Jayatilleke, M. P. A.; Tisseverasinghe, A. E. K. (1975). "The threshold level of boron preservative against attack by the dry-wood termite Cryptotermes domesticus - Kalotermitidae".
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