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Species Cryptotermes brevis - West Indian Drywood Termite

Termite? If so what kind? - Cryptotermes brevis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Blattodea (Cockroaches and Termites)

Superfamily Blattoidea

No Taxon (Epifamily Termitoidae - Termites)

Family Kalotermitidae (Drywood and Dampwood Termites)

Genus Cryptotermes (Powderpost Termites)

Species brevis (West Indian Drywood Termite)

Other Common Names

Due to its cosmopolitan distribution and its close association with human structures due to its very high desiccation tolerance, this species has a lot of names such as house termite, furniture termite or powderpost termite.

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Termes brevis Walker, 1853

Termes indecisus Walker, 1853

Calotermes (Cryptotermes) grassii Janicki, 1911

Cryptotermes pseudobrevis Fuller, 1921

Cryptotermes piceatus Snyder, 1922

Cryptotermes rospigliosi Snyder, 1922

Lagena samanica Berry, 1928

Explanation of Names

Cryptotermes brevis Walker, 1853

Contributed by Zhao J on 7 May, 2022 - 10:56pm

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