Coptotermes cyclocoryphus 圆头乳白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Guangdong Province: Zhaoquing
- Distribution
- China (Guangdong)
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Summary
Coptotermes cyclocoryphus is a species of the genus Coptotermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Zhu, Li & Ma in 1984; the type locality is China: Guangdong Province: Zhaoquing. Distribution: China (Guangdong).
Etymology
Genus name Coptotermes: From Greek koptein (to cut) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet cyclocoryphus: Greek kyklos (circle) + koryphē (crown), round-crowned
Taxonomic position
- Family: HETEROTERMITIDAE — 3 genera, 229 species
- Genus: Coptotermes — 58 species
- Type species of the genus: Coptotermes gestroi
Distribution
- Distribution records: China (Guangdong)
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
Soldier: the head shape occurs in a round and an elongate form. Head and antennae pale yellow, mandibles deep brown, abdomen greyish white. The dorsum of the head sparsely haired, the disc of the thoracic and abdominal tergites also sparsely haired, the margins slightly denser and arranged in rows; the labrum with two apical hairs and two lateral-apical hairs, the lateral-apical hairs sometimes absent; the fontanelle hairs mostly two on each side, occasionally three or one on one side. In the round form the dorsum of the head is circular, slightly contracted at the front, the fontanelle ridge trapezoidal, the fontanelle aperture semicircular and inclined backwards, arched in profile; the labrum longer than wide, elongate-triangular, with a transparent tip, evenly rounded and contracted on both sides at the base; mandibles sickle-shaped, their tips only slightly curved, the base of the left mandible with four faint tooth processes, the foremost at three-eighths of the total length from the base; antennae with 15 segments, the third shortest; postmentum broad, its anterior part evenly rounded and swollen on both sides, narrowest at four-sevenths from the base. Anterior margin of the pronotum concave in the middle, the posterior margin slightly concave in the middle, the anterior lateral angles evenly rounded, the sides straight. In the elongate form the dorsum of the head is elongate-oval, narrower and longer than in the round form and higher in profile, the labrum longer, the postmentum narrow and long, narrowest at two-fifths from the base, the fontanelle narrower and higher.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier occurs in a round-headed and an elongate-headed form. The head and antennae are pale yellow, the mandibles dark brown and the abdomen greyish white. The labrum is a long triangle with a transparent tip, the left mandible carries four weak basal crenulations, and the antennae have fifteen segments with the third the shortest. The round form has a circular head with a half-round, backward-tilted fontanelle opening; the elongate form has a longer head, a longer labrum and a narrower, higher fontanelle.
Biology
Host: large-leaved fig.
Distribution and locality
Zhaoqing, Guangdong.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 81 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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- Phylogeography of Coptotermes gestroi and Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Taiwan
Abstract
Abstract The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), is primarily reported from subtropical and warm temperate regions, whereas Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) is reported from many areas of the tropics. Taiwan is one of a few areas where the distributions of the two species overlap. By analyzing partial mitochondrial sequences of COII, 12S rRNA, and 16S rRNA, we found that most Taiwanese C. formosanus populations were closely related to Japanese and some Chinese populations and that Taiwanese C. gestroi populations were most closely related to those from the Philippines and Hawaii rather than populations from Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. The intraspecific variation of C. formosanus was 0.7–0.8% for three genes among seven Taiwanese populations, whereas all Taiwanese C. gestroi populations had identical sequences. The results support that Taiwan may be a center of origin for C. formosanus, but a recent introduction site for C. gestroi.
- Genetic Relationship Between Coptotermes gestroi and Coptotermes vastator (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
Abstract
The phylogenetic relationship of Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) and Coptotermes vastator Light (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) was determined using DNA sequence comparisons of mitochondrial genes. Partial sequences of the ribosomal RNA small subunit 12S, ribosomal RNA large subunit 16S, and mitochondrial COII were obtained from nine populations of C. gestroi from South East Asia (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia) and four populations of C. vastator from the Philippines and Hawaii. In addition, four populations of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki and Globitermes sulphureus (Haviland) were used as the outgroups. Consensus sequences were obtained and aligned. C. vastator and C. gestroi are synonymous, based on high sequence homology across the 12S, 16S, and COII genes. The interspecific pairwise sequence divergence, based on Kimura 2-parameter model between C. gestroi and C. vastator, varied only up to 0.80%. Morphometric measurements of 16 characteristics revealed numerous overlaps between the examined individuals of both species. Based on the molecular phylogenetics and morphometric data, it is proposed that C. vastator is a junior synonym of C. gestroi.
- Tunneling activity, wood consumption and survivorship of Coptotermes gestroi, Coptotermes curvignathus and Coptotermes kalshoveni (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in the laboratory
Abstract
The tunneling activity, wood consumption and survivorship of three species of subterranean termites, Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann), C. curvignathus Holmgren and C. kalshoveni Kemner were compared in the laboratory using two methods: petri dish and glass jar methods. The petri dish method consisted of a 15-cm petri dish containing 5% agar and 4 rubber wood blocks placed at positions of 0, 90, 180 and 270°. The second method consisted of a glass jar containing 200 g sand moistened with 40 ml distilled water and a piece each of rubber and pine wood on the top of the sand surface. Termites were released into the dish and jar, and allowed to tunnel freely for 28 days. At the end of the experiment, the tunneling activity was semi-quantitatively ranked, the set-up was dissembled, and termite survivorship and wood consumption rate were determined. Results suggested that C. curvignathus has the most active tunneling activity, followed by C. gestroi. On the other hand, C. kalshoveni has the least tunneling activity, but highest wood consumption rate, possibly showing a higher resource fidelity. The survivorship of the termites was >75% after the 28-day experimental period.
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Other species in Coptotermes (57 species)
- Coptotermes acinaciformis
- Coptotermes amanii
- Coptotermes amboinensis
- Coptotermes bannaensis
- Coptotermes beckeri
- Coptotermes bentongensis
- Coptotermes boetonensis
- Coptotermes brunneus
- Coptotermes ceylonicus
- Coptotermes chaoxianensis
- Coptotermes cooloola
- Coptotermes curvignathus
- Coptotermes dimorphus
- Coptotermes dobonicus
- Coptotermes dreghorni
- Coptotermes elisae
- Coptotermes emersoni
- Coptotermes formosanus
- Coptotermes frenchi
- Coptotermes fumipennis
- Coptotermes gambrinus
- Coptotermes gaurii
- Coptotermes gestroi
- Coptotermes grandiceps
- Coptotermes grandis
- Coptotermes guangdongensis
- Coptotermes gulangyuensis
- Coptotermes hainanensis
- Coptotermes intermedius
- Coptotermes kalshoveni
- Coptotermes kishori
- Coptotermes lacteus
- Coptotermes longignathus
- Coptotermes longistriatus
- Coptotermes mauricianus
- Coptotermes melanoistriatus
- Coptotermes menadoae
- Coptotermes michaelseni
- Coptotermes minutissimus
- Coptotermes monosetosus
57 species in this genus. See all species on the genus page →
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Coptotermes cyclocoryphus 圆头乳白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/coptotermes-cyclocoryphus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_coptotermes_cyclocoryphus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Coptotermes cyclocoryphus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/coptotermes-cyclocoryphus/},
note = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Coptotermes cyclocoryphus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/coptotermes-cyclocoryphus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -