Cryptotermes cynocephalus
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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 a smallest termite species in Australia, with 2.5 – 3.7mm in soldiers.
Description
- 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]
Control
Oleic Acid isolated from Cerbera manghas are known to have effective controlling activities against termites.[4]
References
- ^ "Cryptotermes – Drywood termites". Termite Web. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Termites f:rom Thailand"" (PDF). BulL Gov. For. Exp. Sta. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
External links
- 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)
- Feeding preference behaviour of Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light and Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren on twenty eight tropical timbers