Data from: Cryptotermes colombianus a new drywood termite and distribution record of Cryptotermes in Colombia

A new species of drywood termite (Kalotermitidae), Cryptotermes
colombianus, is described and new records for Cryptotermes cylindroceps
and Cryptotermes mangoldi are presented from the Caribbean coast of
Colombia. C. colombianus is described from two soldiers and genetic
sequences. This unusual species differs noticeably from other regional
Cryptotermes species for its weak and inconspicuous definition of the
frontal and genal horns and its acute angle of the frons with respect to
the vertex. C. colombianus clustered with species from the Ethiopian and
Oriental region and it is closely related to Cryptotermes havilandi. C.
cylindroceps is widely distributed along the Colombian Caribbean coast,
commonly associated with dead wood in mangrove habitats. It also is
commonly found in wooden furniture, constituting an important household
pest. C. mangoldi is reported from the Caribbean mainland for the first
time. With these new records, there are now five Cryptotermes species for
Colombia, including the pest species Cryptotermes brevis and Cryptotermes
dudleyi. This new description raises the numbers of Neotropical
Cryptotermes to a total of 34 species, of which 2 are fossils, 4
introduced, and 28 endemic.