The West Indian drywood termite[1] (Cryptotermes dudleyi) is a species of dry wood termite of the genus Cryptotermes.

It is native to Java, Indonesia and exotic to Australia, Trinidad and Tobago and Sri Lanka.

It is predominantly a house termite found in natural and man-made wooden structures.

Thus, this is the most commonest and most devastating drywood pest termite found in the world.

[2] It is a larger termite species, with 4.55–7.15 millimetres (3⁄16–9⁄32 in) length in soldiers.