Cryptotermes cynocephalus
| Indo-Malaysian drywood termite | |
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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. cynocephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light, 1921
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The Indo-Malaysian drywood termite, (Cryptotermes cynocephalus), is a species of dry wood termite of the genus Cryptotermes.[1] It is found in Philippines, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, and introduced to Sri Lanka.[2] It is the smallest termite species in Australia, with 2.5 – 3.7mm in soldiers.
Description[edit]
- Imago - General body color is pale brown. Abdomen is darker than head and pronotum. Jointed appendages are creamy white.
- Soldier - On soldier's head, there is a strongly V-shaped frontal flange. Head is complete black with orange posterior. Head strongly concave in middle. Mandibles short and stout. Teeth are weak. Eyes very small and rudiment-like.[3]
Impact[edit]
The feeding preference of this species of drywood termites was found to be from most to least preferred: Falcataria moluccana, Acacia mangium, Gmelina arborea, Swietenia macrophylla, and Eucalyptus deglupta in a series of no-choice and choice feeding trials in the Philippines.[4] These wood species are used widely for light construction, in plywood and veneer based products where termite infestations can cause severe damage.
Control[edit]
Oleic Acid isolated from Cerbera manghas are known to have effective controlling activities against termites.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cryptotermes – Drywood termites". Termite Web. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Termites f:rom Thailand" (PDF). BulL Gov. For. Exp. Sta. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ Romano, A.D.; Acda, M.N. (2017). "Feeding preference of the drywood termite Cryptotermes cynocephalus (Kalotermitidae) against industrial tree plantation species in the Philippines". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 20 (4): 1161–1164. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2017.08.026.
- ^ Tarmadi, Didi; Himmi, S. Khoirul; Yusuf, Sulaeman (2014). "The Efficacy of the Oleic Acid Isolated from Cerbera Manghas L. Seed Against a Subterranean Termite, Coptotermes Gestroi Wasmann and a Drywood Termite, Cryptotermes Cynocephalus Light". Procedia Environmental Sciences. 20: 772–777. doi:10.1016/j.proenv.2014.03.093.
External links[edit]
- Indo-Malaysian drywood termite Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light Image
- First Record of Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) and Natural Woodland Infestations of C. brevis (Walker) on Oahu, Hawaiian Islands
- Semiochemicals of Cryptotermes cynocephalus, the Indo-Malaysian termite
- Responses to Wood and Wood Extractives of Neobalanocarpus heimii and Shorea ovalis by the drywood termite, Cryptotermes cynocephalus (Isoptera : Kalotermitidae) Archived 2017-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Feeding preference behaviour of Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light and Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren on twenty eight tropical timbers