Extant Isoptera (Termites) — Latin–Chinese Name Comparison List 现存等翅下目(白蚁)拉丁学名—中文正名对照名录

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Ahmaditermes dinghuensis Li, 1985 鼎湖钝颚白蚁

Species

Type locality
China: Guangdong Province: Mt. Dinghushan: Zhaoqing
Distribution
China, Vietnam

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Summary

Ahmaditermes dinghuensis is a species of the genus Ahmaditermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Li in 1985; the type locality is China: Guangdong Province: Mt. Dinghushan: Zhaoqing. Distribution: China, Vietnam. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.

Etymology

Genus name Ahmaditermes: Named after the termite taxonomist Muzaffer Ahmad; -termes from Latin termes.

Specific epithet dinghuensis: Named after the locality Dinghu

Taxonomic position

  • Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
  • Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
  • Genus: Ahmaditermes — 21 species
  • Type species of the genus: Ahmaditermes pyricephalus

Distribution

  • Distribution records: China, Vietnam

The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.

Junior synonyms

This site records 1 junior synonym for the species, listed by its original literature source:

  1. Peribulbitermes jinghongensis Li, 1985: 96-97, 100 — type locality: China: Yunnan Province: Jinghong: Xishuangbanna

In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Peribulbitermes jinghongensis; this site treats it under Ahmaditermes dinghuensis.

Recorded in Fauna Sinica

The morphological and biological accounts below are taken from Fauna Sinica and related literature; only structure and punctuation have been standardized here.

Morphology

Soldier

Alate

Worker

In the worker the apical tooth of the mandible and the first marginal tooth are almost equal in size, the cutting edge between the marginal teeth of the left mandible straight; the second marginal tooth of the right mandible situated towards the first marginal tooth. The surface of the molar plate bears about six grooves.

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

Only the worker is treated in the original account. The apical tooth of its mandible is about as large as the first marginal tooth, the cutting edge between the marginal teeth of the left mandible is straight, and the second marginal tooth of the right mandible stands close to the first. About six grooves are visible on the mandibular plate. Neither soldier nor alate is described.

Biology

Distribution and locality

Dinghushan, Zhaoqing, Guangdong.

Taxonomic notes

The original work placed this species in the genus Peribulbitermes; this site now assigns it to the genus Ahmaditermes.

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 399 in the original work) Entries are cited by their number in the original work.

Distribution map

No GBIF record with coordinates was found for this species.

Other databases

The links below are produced by matching the scientific name against public APIs, for cross-checking. The checklist data itself is unchanged.

⚠ GBIF currently lists only the higher taxon. Typically a name is recently described, rarely recorded, or not yet indexed externally; our record is unaffected.

Sources:GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · Catalogue of Life (3LR, 2026-10-14 · doi:10.48580/dgzh4) · Wikidata (P225) · Blattodea Species File. Retrieved on 2026-11-13 (UTC). Matching method and decision rules are described on the data page.

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Related papers

Cached papers for this genus (matched automatically, for reference); to search this species with its junior synonyms merged in, use the literature search.

  1. A NEW SPECIES OF AHMADITERMES FROM CHINA (TERMITIDAE: NASUTITERMITINAE)

    Pei-Hsuan Tsai · 1979 · Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica

    Abstract

    There are 4 species of genus Ahmaditermes discovered from China: 1. A. deltochalus (Tsai et Chen 1963) Fujian, Yunnan, Guangdong (Hainan) 2. A. sinuosus (Tsai et Chen 1963) Fujian,Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan. 3. A. pyricephalus Akhtar 1975. Hunan (Yizhang Xian) 4. A. smensis, sp. nov. The last one,is collected from Tibet-Survey corps of Academia Sinica duringautumn 1974 and considered new to science. Ahmaditermes sinensis, sp. nov. Major soldier (figs. 1--3) Body longth 4.15mm. Head yellow, lighter posteriory, nasus reddish brown.Head without nasus pear shaped or more like the violintrunk, head width larger thanlong, broadest in middle, lateral. sides sliglhtly emarginated below antennal carinae,and strongly, bulging in posterior half, posterior margin emarginated prominently inmiddle, vertex with some long bristles, nasus slightly upturned, tip. milky white,translucently, scattered with small hairs, Fontanelle tube prominent, extending tobefore middle of head. Antennae with 12 articles, sometimes 13. lst longest, cylin-drical. 3rd shortest and narrow. cylindrical, article 34 in the case of 12. whilewith 13 articles 34, 5--11 broader, moniliform, last one slender, ovoid, and ligh-ter, lst.hairless, 2--3 lesser hairy, 4--12 more hairy. Labrum broader than long,anterior margin plainly straight, mandibles without point. pronotum saddle shaped,anterior margin with small hairs, Abdominal fergites with long bristles, sternitespubescent. This new species allied A. pyricephalus Akhtar closely, but differs from it bynasus slender and longer, nasus length oceupiedo 0.45~+ of head length with nasus,while the head and nasus of A. pyricephalus much broader and shorter respectively,nasus length occupied 0.31~+ of head length with nasus. Holotype: soldir; Medo Xian: Ya-Rang (1000 m.) Tibet, 1974. Ⅸ. 1. collectedby Hwang Fu-sheng. Paratypes: Soldiers, workers (Locality, date collected see holotype)All types deposited in Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica.

  2. Two New Species of the Genus Odontotermes and Ahmaditermes (Isoptera:Termitidae From Guizhou,China)

    LI Gui-xiang, Ping Zheng-ming · 1982 ·

    Abstract

  3. First record of Ahmaditermes emersoni Maiti (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) from Meghalaya, India

    Khirod Sankar Das, Sudipta Choudhury · 2023 · ENTOMON

    Abstract

    The nasutiform termite species Ahmaditermes emersoni Maiti is reported from Meghalaya, India for the first time. All the studied samples of the species were collected from betel nut plantation in Mawlynnong area of East Khasi Hill district of the state. Morphology of both the soldier and worker castes of the species was studied in detail and the identification was done based on their morphological characteristics. Redescription of morphology and revision of morphometric of both the soldier and worker castes are provided in this article. With the record of this species, the genus Ahmaditermes is also reported for the first time from the state.

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Other species in Ahmaditermes (20 species)

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GB/T 7714

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Ahmaditermes dinghuensis 鼎湖钝颚白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/ahmaditermes-dinghuensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_ahmaditermes_dinghuensis_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Ahmaditermes dinghuensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/ahmaditermes-dinghuensis/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

TY  - ELEC
TI  - Ahmaditermes dinghuensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)
AU  - 班奈特格林
PY  - 2026
UR  - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/ahmaditermes-dinghuensis/
DO  - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836
ER  -