Cryptotermes mobydicki (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae), an extraordinary new termite species from French Guiana

<i>Cryptotermes mobydicki</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is described from the soldier caste. The soldier is unique among all <i>Cryptotermes</i> species worldwide for its very narrow, elongate head capsule terminating with an extended frontal process. The new species constitutes the sixteenth <i>Cryptotermes</i> species for South America. Our phylogenetic reconstruction indicates that <i>C. mobydicki</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is most closely related to the Neotropical and Central American <i>C. mangoldi</i>, <i>C. parvifrons</i>, <i>C. cymatofrons</i>, <i>C. rotundiceps</i>, and <i>C. cavifrons</i>.