''Cryptotermes'' is a genus of

termite Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes ( eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blat ...

s in the family

Kalotermitidae Kalotermitidae is a family of termites, commonly known as drywood termites. Kalotermitidae includes 21 genera and 419 species. The family has a cosmopolitan circumtropical distribution, and is found in functionally arid environments. Biology The ...

. It is one of the economically most significant genera of drywood termites.

Species

There are about 70 species. Species include: * ''

Cryptotermes abruptus ''Cryptotermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Kalotermitidae. It is one of the economically most significant genera of drywood termites. Species There are about 70 species. Species include: * '' Cryptotermes abruptus'' Scheffrahn and Kr ...

'' Scheffrahn and Krecek, 1998 * ''

Cryptotermes bengalensis ''Cryptotermes bengalensis'', is a species of dry wood termite of the genus ''Cryptotermes''. It is native to India, Bangladesh, Thailand and introduced to Sri Lanka. It is found in dead and rotten wood of ''Ficus'' species. It is a pest of ''Di ...

'' (Snyder, 1934) * ''

Cryptotermes brevis ''Cryptotermes brevis'' is a species of termite in the family Kalotermitidae, commonly known as the West Indian drywood termite or the powderpost termite. It is able to live completely inside timber structures or articles made of wood such as fu ...

'' (Walker, 1853) * ''

Cryptotermes cavifrons ''Cryptotermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Kalotermitidae. It is one of the economically most significant genera of drywood termites. Species There are about 70 species. Species include: * '' Cryptotermes abruptus'' Scheffrahn and Kr ...

'' Banks, 1906 * ''

Cryptotermes ceylonicus ''Cryptotermes ceylonicus'', is a species of dry wood termite of the genus ''Cryptotermes''. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ila� ...

'' Ranaweera, 1962 * ''

Cryptotermes colombianus ''Cryptotermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Kalotermitidae. It is one of the economically most significant genera of drywood termites. Species There are about 70 species. Species include: * '' Cryptotermes abruptus'' Scheffrahn and Kr ...

'' Casalla et al., 2016 * ''

Cryptotermes cynocephalus The Indo-Malaysian drywood termite, (''Cryptotermes cynocephalus''), is a species of dry wood termite of the genus ''Cryptotermes''. It is found in Philippines, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, and introduced to Sri Lanka. It is the smallest ...

'' Light, 1921 * ''

Cryptotermes domesticus 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 Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංක ...

'' Haviland, 1898 * ''

Cryptotermes fatulus ''Cryptotermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Kalotermitidae. It is one of the economically most significant genera of drywood termites. Species There are about 70 species. Species include: * '' Cryptotermes abruptus'' Scheffrahn and Kr ...

'' (Light, 1935) * ''

Cryptotermes havilandi ''Cryptotermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Kalotermitidae. It is one of the economically most significant genera of drywood termites. Species There are about 70 species. Species include: * '' Cryptotermes abruptus'' Scheffrahn and Kr ...

'' (Sjostedt, 1900) * ''

Cryptotermes longicollis ''Cryptotermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Kalotermitidae. It is one of the economically most significant genera of drywood termites. Species There are about 70 species. Species include: * '' Cryptotermes abruptus'' Scheffrahn and Kr ...

'' (Banks, 1918) * ''

Cryptotermes dudleyi The West Indian drywood termite, (''Cryptotermes dudleyi''), is a species of dry wood termite of the genus ''Cryptotermes''. It is native to Indonesia, Java and exotic to Australia, Trinidad and Tobago and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, � ...

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