Ahmaditermes pyricephalus 梨头钝颚白蚁
- Type locality
- Bangladesh: Adampur
- Distribution
- Hunan (Yizhang), Bangladesh, India
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Summary
Ahmaditermes pyricephalus is a species and the type species of the genus Ahmaditermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Akhtar in 1975; the type locality is Bangladesh: Adampur. Distribution: Hunan (Yizhang), Bangladesh, India.
Etymology
Genus name Ahmaditermes: Named after the termite taxonomist Muzaffer Ahmad; -termes from Latin termes.
Specific epithet pyricephalus: From the descriptive term ‘pyr’ (fire)
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
- Genus: Ahmaditermes — 21 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Hunan (Yizhang), Bangladesh, India
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
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
Head yellowish brown, the nasus slightly darker than the head, pale reddish brown, antennae pale brown, pronotum yellow, legs and abdomen yellowish white. Head hairs sparse but with many fine hairs, two long hairs on each of the posterior half of the head and slightly behind the base of the nasus, the nasus covered with microchaetae and bearing a few long hairs at its tip; the margin of the pronotum with sparse fine hairs, the disc bare. Head pear-shaped, the posterolateral margins convex outwards, slightly depressed at the antennal sockets, the posterior margin concave in the middle; in profile a low swelling at the base of the nasus. Nasus columnar, mandibles without a spine. Antennae with 13 segments, the third slightly longer than the second. Pronotum saddle-shaped, the anterior margin with a notch in the middle, the posterior margin arched. Tibial spur formula 2:2:2, tarsi with 4 segments.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier has a pear-shaped head with convex hind margins, a slight hollow at the antennal sockets and a shallow median notch behind; in profile a low tubercle stands at the base of the nasus. The nasus is cylindrical and the mandibles carry no spine. Antennae have 13 segments, the third slightly longer than the second. The pronotum is saddle-shaped with a notched front margin and an arched rear margin, the tibial spur formula is 2:2:2, and the tarsi have four segments.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Yizhang, Hunan; abroad, recorded from Bangladesh.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 470 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.
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.
- A NEW SPECIES OF AHMADITERMES FROM CHINA (TERMITIDAE: NASUTITERMITINAE)
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.
- Two New Species of the Genus Odontotermes and Ahmaditermes (Isoptera:Termitidae From Guizhou,China)
Abstract
- First record of Ahmaditermes emersoni Maiti (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) from Meghalaya, India
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)
- Ahmaditermes choui
- Ahmaditermes crassinasus
- Ahmaditermes deltocephalus
- Ahmaditermes dinghuensis
- Ahmaditermes dukouensis
- Ahmaditermes emersoni
- Ahmaditermes foveafrons
- Ahmaditermes guizhouensis
- Ahmaditermes laticephalus
- Ahmaditermes lipingensis
- Ahmaditermes parafulvus
- Ahmaditermes perisinuosus
- Ahmaditermes pingnanensis
- Ahmaditermes sichuanensis
- Ahmaditermes sikkimensis
- Ahmaditermes sinensis
- Ahmaditermes sinuosus
- Ahmaditermes tianmuensis
- Ahmaditermes tiantongensis
- Ahmaditermes xiangyunensis
Cite this species
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Ahmaditermes pyricephalus 梨头钝颚白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/ahmaditermes-pyricephalus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_ahmaditermes_pyricephalus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Ahmaditermes pyricephalus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/ahmaditermes-pyricephalus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Ahmaditermes pyricephalus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/ahmaditermes-pyricephalus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -