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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 sinuosus Tsai & Chen, 1963 丘额钝颚白蚁

Species

Type locality
China: Yunnan Province: ChinPing
Distribution
China

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Summary

Ahmaditermes sinuosus is a species of the genus Ahmaditermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Tsai & Chen in 1963; the type locality is China: Yunnan Province: ChinPing. Distribution: China.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet sinuosus: From sinu + osus

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

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 yellow, nasus reddish with a little brown mixed in, thorax and abdomen pale yellow. Head and dorsum of the abdomen with sparse fine hairs and scattered long hairs, the hairs of the ventral surface of the abdomen denser. Head longer than wide, narrower at the anterior third, gradually widening posteriorly, widest near the posterior end; the posterior margin slightly concave in the middle; nasus slightly longer than half the length of the head, projecting forwards in profile, the base of the nasus swollen and raised; mandibles without a spine, but the anterolateral angle rather sharp; antennae with 13 segments, the relative lengths of the third and fourth segments variable. Anterior part of the pronotum erect, meeting the posterior part at a right angle; abdomen slender olive-shaped. Small soldier: head yellowish brown, the frons slightly paler, the base of the nasus pale, antennae pale yellow, meso- and metanotal plates and legs brownish yellow; head pear-shaped and rather broad, widest posteriorly; nasus tubular, slightly upturned in profile; the apical tooth of the mandible mostly inconspicuous; antennae with 13 segments, occasionally 14, in the 13-segmented condition the fourth shortest; anterior margin of the pronotum slightly concave in the middle, the posterior margin shallowly arcuately concave in the middle; abdomen olive-shaped.

Alate

Worker

Head yellow, abdomen pale yellow, the whole body densely covered with short hairs. Head between round and square, slightly expanded beside the antennal sockets; postclypeus raised, less than half as long as wide; the dorsum of the head with a pale T-shaped suture; antennae with 14 segments, the second longer than the third and fourth. Length of head to the tip of the labrum 0.92–1.33 mm, width of head 0.72–1.03 mm, width of pronotum 0.36–0.53 mm.

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

The soldier has a yellowish head widest near the rear, with a median notch behind, a nasus slightly longer than half the head and a swollen, raised nasal base. Mandibles are unarmed but the front angles are sharp; antennae have 13 segments. The small soldier is a paler brown with a broader pear-shaped head. Workers are densely short-haired, with a clypeus raised and less than half as long as broad, a pale T-shaped coronal suture, and 14 antennal segments.

Biology

Distribution and locality

Jianou, Yongan, Changting and Nanjing, Fujian; Jiangxi; Pingyuan, Dabu and Xingning, Guangdong; Guangxi; Chongqing; Nanxi and Changpotou, Jinping, Yunnan, 1100 m above sea level.

Taxonomic notes

The genus name in the original work is spelt Ahntaditermes; it is now assigned to the genus Ahmaditermes.

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 473 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.

✔ Consistent with the accepted names in GBIF and Catalogue of Life.

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

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  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 sinuosus 丘额钝颚白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/ahmaditermes-sinuosus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_ahmaditermes_sinuosus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Ahmaditermes sinuosus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/ahmaditermes-sinuosus/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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AU  - 班奈特格林
PY  - 2026
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DO  - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836
ER  -