NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cryptotermes tropicalis Gay & Watson, 1982
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cryptotermes tropicalis Gay & Watson, 1982
- Name authority
- Gay & Watson, 1982
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Blattodea
- Family
- Kalotermitidae
- Genus
- Cryptotermes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderBlattodea Latreille, 1810
- infraorderTermitoidae Latreille, 1802
- parvorderEuisoptera Engel, Grimaldi & Krishna, 2009
- familyKalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897
- genusCryptotermes Banks, 1906
- speciesCryptotermes tropicalis Gay & Watson, 1982
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cryptotermes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cryptotermes abruptus Scheffrahn & Křeček, 1998 | KalotermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotermes angustinotus Gao & Peng, 1983 | KalotermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotermes austrinus Gay & Watson, 1982 | KalotermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotermes brevis (Walker, 1853) | KalotermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotermes canalensis (Holmgren & Holmgren, 1915) | KalotermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotermes cavifrons Banks, 1906 | KalotermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotermes chacoensis Roisin, 2003 | KalotermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotermes cristatus Gay & Watson, 1982 | KalotermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotermes cryptognathus Scheffrahn & Křeček, 1999 | KalotermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light, 1921 | KalotermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotermes darwini (Light, 1935) | KalotermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotermes daulti Rathore, 1994 | KalotermitidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Gay, F.J. & Watson, J.A.L. (1982) The genus Cryptotermes in Australia (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 88, 1–64. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:32337. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.