Cryptotermes brevis

TaxID: 105780

Basic Information

Cryptotermes brevis

Drywood termite, West Indian Drywood Termite

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 furniture without any outside source of water. It is frequently introduced into new locations inadvertently, and causes damage to the structural timbers of buildings and to wooden objects such as furniture.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Blattodea

Kalotermitidae

Cryptotermes

brevis

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Cryptotermes brevis
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(c) Volker Boehlke@BY-NC
Cryptotermes brevis
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(c) Janae@BY-NC
Cryptotermes brevis
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(c) unknown@CC0
Cryptotermes brevis
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(c) unknown@CC0
Cryptotermes brevis
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(c) Daniel Suárez@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (3 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
China Quarantine pests 2021
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
New Zealand Quarantine pests —

Distribution (14 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Brazil Present —
Canada Present —
Chile Present —
Colombia Present —
Spain Present —
Mexico Present —
Nigeria Present —
Peru Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR12393524 whole body Larvae, Soldiers, False-Workers, Primary Reproductives, Nymph - 30517259 Germany: Labstock, Berlin

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature