Cryptotermes is a genus of termites in the family Kalotermitidae. It is one of the economically most significant genera of drywood termites.
Species There are about 70 species. Species include: Cryptotermes abruptus Scheffrahn and Krecek, 1998 Cryptotermes bengalensis (Snyder, 1934) Cryptotermes brevis (Walker, 1853) Cryptotermes cavifrons Banks, 1906 Cryptotermes ceylonicus Ranaweera, 1962 Cryptotermes colombianus Casalla et al., 2016 Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light, 1921 Cryptotermes domesticus Haviland, 1898 Cryptotermes dudleyi Banks, 1918 Cryptotermes fatulus (Light, 1935) Cryptotermes havilandi (Sjostedt, 1900) Cryptotermes longicollis Banks, 1918 Cryptotermes mobydicki Scheffrahn RH et al., 2025 Cryptotermes perforans Kemner, 1932
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