Euhamitermes yuntaishanensis Zhu & Huang, 1987 云台山亮白蚁

Species

Type locality: China: Yunnan Province: Yongping County, Yuntai Mountain
Distribution: China, Yunnan

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Summary

Euhamitermes yuntaishanensis is a species of the genus Euhamitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Apicotermitinae). The species was described by Zhu & Huang in 1987; the type locality is China: Yunnan Province: Yongping County, Yuntai Mountain. Distribution: China, Yunnan.

Etymology

Genus name Euhamitermes: From Greek eu- (well) + (hami, perhaps Latin hamus ‘hook’) + termes.

Specific epithet yuntaishanensis: Named after Yuntai Shan (China)

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
Subfamily: Apicotermitinae — 68 genera, 241 species
Genus: Euhamitermes — 24 species
Type species of the genus: Euhamitermes hamatus

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 yellow, labrum pale, mandibles yellowish brown with the marginal teeth and the anterior end deep brown, antennae and pronotum pale yellow, abdomen milky white; the dorsum of the head densely covered with short hairs and sparse long hairs, the lateral margins and dorsum of the labrum with a few long hairs interspersed with fine short hairs, the clypeus with long and short hairs alternating, the periphery and dorsum of the pronotum with sparse long hairs interspersed with short hairs, the abdomen densely covered with short hairs. Head rectangular, the anterior and middle parts of the lateral margins nearly parallel, slightly narrower posteriorly, the posterior margin slightly arcuate; labrum wider than long, arc-like, its front transparent and the middle of the anterior margin slightly concave; mandibles short and stout, their tips slightly curved inwards, the outer margin wavy near the base; the marginal tooth of the left mandible situated slightly before the middle, its edge slightly elongate-S-shaped, its tip forming an obtuse angle with the inner margin, the lower half of the molar plate broad with a small sharp tooth in the middle; the postmentum widest at about the anterior quarter, narrowest at the posterior quarter; antennae with 14 segments, the fifth longer than the second; pronotum saddle-shaped, the anterior half raised vertically in an arc; the middle of the fore tibia swollen in a bow shape.

Alate

Worker

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

The soldier head is yellow, oblong with nearly parallel front and middle sides, slightly narrowed behind and faintly arched at the hind margin. The labrum is wider than long and nearly semicircular, with a translucent, faintly concave front. Mandibles are short and stout, the left with a marginal tooth before mid-length and a small tooth on the broad molar plate. Antennae have 14 segments, the fifth longer than the second. The pronotum is saddle-shaped and the fore tibia is bowed.

Biology

Distribution and locality

Yuntaishan, Yongping, Yunnan (1780 m).

Taxonomic notes

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 329 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 Backbone Euhamitermes yuntaishanensis accepted Euhamitermes yuntaishanensis Zhu & Huang, 1987 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Euhamitermes yuntaishanensis Zhu & Huang, 1987 accepted
WikidataQ140251133taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileEuhamitermes yuntaishanensis Zhu & Huang, 1987 validauto-matched

✔ 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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New Records of Euhamitermes Holmgren From South India
M. Ranjith, Chicknayakanahalli Marulsiddappa Kalleshwaraswamy, K. J. Meghana, Sharanabasappa S. Deshmukh, B. K. Shivanna, K. M. Satish, B. C. Dhananjaya et al. · 2022 · Indian Journal of Entomology
Abstract
Euhamitermes Holmgren is a soldier rare, soil feeding termite of the Oriental region. Two species of this genus viz., Euhamitermes lighti (Snyder) and Euhamitermes chhotanii Maiti are hereby first reported from southern Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala, respectively. Record of E. chhotanii in Kerala makes an addition of the genus and thus to the termite fauna of Kerala. These two species are redescribed and illustrated based on soldier and workers.
Notes on the Genus Euhamitermes (Isoptera) From Yunnan,China,With Descriptions of two New Species
Zhu Shi-mo, Huang Fu-sheng, LI Gui-xiang · 1987 ·
Abstract
Termites from Garhwal, Uttarakhand (Insecta: Isoptera), with New Distributional Records
Rahul Thakur, Vivek Tyagi, Sachin Kumar · 2010 · Indian Forester
Abstract
Fourty species of termites belonging to four families (Kalotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae, Stylotermitidae and Termitidae) and 13 genera ( Neotermes, Coptotermes, Stylotermes, Speculitermes, Euhamitermes, Microcerotermes, Angulitermes, Dicuspiditermes, Pericapritermes, Odontotermes, Microtermes and Nasutitermes ) are reported here from Garhwal, Uttarakhand. Eleven species are reported first time from Garhwal as new distributional records: Stylotermes faveolus (Chatterjee and Thakur); Speculitermes sinhalensis Roonwal and Sen-Sarma; Microcerotermes cameroni Snyder; Angulitermes tilaki Roonwal and Chhotani; Dicuspiditermes obtusus (Silvestri); Odontotermes bellahunisens is Holmgren and Holmgren; O. brunneus (Hagen); O. indicus Thakur; O. latiguloides Roonwal and Verma; O. redemani (Wasmann); O. wallonensis (Wasmann).

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GB/T 7714

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Euhamitermes yuntaishanensis 云台山亮白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/euhamitermes-yuntaishanensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_euhamitermes_yuntaishanensis_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Euhamitermes yuntaishanensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/euhamitermes-yuntaishanensis/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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