Ahmaditermes xiangyunensis 祥云钝颚白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Yunnan Province: Xiangyun County
- Distribution
- China (Yunnan)
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Summary
Ahmaditermes xiangyunensis is a species of the genus Ahmaditermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Gao & Gong in 1989; the type locality is China: Yunnan Province: Xiangyun County. Distribution: China (Yunnan).
Etymology
Genus name Ahmaditermes: Named after the termite taxonomist Muzaffer Ahmad; -termes from Latin termes.
Specific epithet xiangyunensis: Named after the locality Xiangyun
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 (Yunnan)
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 and antennae reddish yellow, nasus reddish brown with a paler base, the anterior part of the pronotum reddish brown and the posterior part slightly paler, legs and abdomen yellow. Head with sparse long hairs, the tip of the nasus densely haired, the abdomen with many hairs. Head nearly pear-shaped, widest posteriorly, the posterior margin concave in the middle; nasus tubular, projecting forwards and slightly upturned in profile; mandibular teeth inconspicuous. Antennae with 13 segments, the second, third and fourth of moderate length, the third longest, the second next, the fourth shortest. Pronotum saddle-shaped, its anterior part upturned, the anterior margin concave in the middle. Small soldier: the colour and chaetotaxy of all parts as in the large soldier, the head shape similar but narrower and smaller, the middle of the posterior margin shallowly concave; when the antennae have 12 segments the third is slender and long, longer than the second, equal to or slightly shorter than the fourth; individuals with 13 segments also occur.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier is reddish yellow, with a chestnut nasus pale at its base and a pronotum darker in front. Long setae are scattered over the head and the nasus is densely haired at the tip. The head is pear-shaped, widest behind, with a median notch on the hind margin; the nasus is tubular and slightly upturned in profile. Antennae have 13 segments, the third longest. The small soldier matches the large one in colour and chaetotaxy but has a narrower head and may have 12 antennal segments.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Xiangyun, Yunnan.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 476 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
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- 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 pyricephalus
- Ahmaditermes sichuanensis
- Ahmaditermes sikkimensis
- Ahmaditermes sinensis
- Ahmaditermes sinuosus
- Ahmaditermes tianmuensis
- Ahmaditermes tiantongensis
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 xiangyunensis 祥云钝颚白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/ahmaditermes-xiangyunensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_ahmaditermes_xiangyunensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Ahmaditermes xiangyunensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/ahmaditermes-xiangyunensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Ahmaditermes xiangyunensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/ahmaditermes-xiangyunensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -