Cryptotermes bengalensis

Cryptotermes bengalensis, is a species of dry wood termite of the genus Cryptotermes. It is native to India, Bangladesh, Thailand[1] and introduced to Sri Lanka. It is found in dead and rotten wood of Ficus species. It is a pest of Diospyros insignis.[2]

Cryptotermes bengalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Blattodea
Infraorder:
Isoptera
Family:
Kalotermitidae
Genus:
Cryptotermes
Species:
C. bengalensis
Binomial name
Cryptotermes bengalensis
(Snyder, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Calotermes (Cryptotermes) brachygnathus Jepson, 1931, nomen nudum
  • Calotermes (Cryptotermes) ceylonicus Jepson, 1931, nomen nudum
  • Kalotermes (Cryptotermes) bengalensis Snyder, 1934
  • Cryptotermes angulatus Pinto, 1941, nomen nudum

References
  1. "Termites f:rom Thailand" (PDF). BulL Gov. For. Exp. Sta. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  2. "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
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