Genus Cryptotermes (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan in distribution; sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Cryptotermes consists of numerous species of dry wood termites that are widely distributed across the globe.
- Genus Cryptotermes is a diverse group of dry wood termites found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions worldwide.
- Cryptotermes dry wood termites have a distinct behavior of constructing complex networks of tunnels within infested wood.
- Entomologists have classified genus Cryptotermes as a cosmopolitan group of insects due to their extensive global distribution.
- In some classifications, the genus Cryptotermes is considered a subgenus of Kalotermes, although this remains a subject of debate among termite experts.