Glyptotermes brachythorax 短胸树白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Hainan Island: Ya
- Distribution
- China (Hainan)
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Summary
Glyptotermes brachythorax is a species of the genus Glyptotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Ping & Xu in 1986; the type locality is China: Hainan Island: Ya. Distribution: China (Hainan).
Etymology
Genus name Glyptotermes: From Greek glyptos (carved, sculpted) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet brachythorax: From brachy + thorax
Taxonomic position
- Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
- Genus: Glyptotermes — 131 species
- Type species of the genus: Glyptotermes tuberculatus
Distribution
- Distribution records: China (Hainan)
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
The soldier has the head yellowish brown, the tips of the mandibles blackish brown, the labrum, antennae, thorax, abdomen and legs all paler than the head. Head cylindrical, about 1.1 times as wide as high, the sides parallel, the posterior margin broadly rounded. In profile the dorsal angle of the frons hardly raised, the frontal slope about 45 degrees, the dorsal margin of the head and the ventral margin of the postmentum nearly straight, the frontal surface flat, the anterior arm of the Y-shaped suture visible, ocelli not discernible, compound eyes recognisable. Labrum nearly circular, the tips of the mandibles slightly curved, the left mandible more than half as long as the head capsule. Antennae with 11 segments. The postmentum about six times as long as the width at the waist, the widest region in the anterior third of the mentum, the waist region near the posterior margin. Pronotum slightly narrower than the head, about 2.5 times as wide as its median length, with a small notch in the middle of the anterior margin, the lateral margins rounded outwards, the middle of the posterior margin slightly concave forwards.
Alate
Alate head deep brownish yellow, compound eyes blackish brown, ocelli, antennae and labrum yellowish brown, pronotum slightly paler than the head, abdomen and legs yellowish brown. Head elongate-oval; compound eyes also elongate-oval, their short diameter less than twice the distance from the compound eye to the lower margin of the head. Ocelli spindle-shaped, their distance from the compound eye about half their short diameter. Antennae with eight segments, the specimen is broken, the second shortest. The width of the pronotum is about equal to that of the head (including the compound eyes).
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier has a cylindrical head about 1.1 times as wide as high, with a flat frons, a nearly straight frontal slope of 45 degrees, and a broadly rounded hind margin; the ocelli are invisible while the eyes can be seen. The labrum is subcircular and the antennae have 11 segments. The pronotum is about 2.5 times as wide as long, with a small median notch in front. The alate is known only from a dealate specimen with oval eyes and eight antennal segments.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Ledong and Yaxian, Hainan.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 15 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.
- Revalidation of the presence of Glyptotermes brevicaudatus (Haviland) and Glyptotermes caudomunitus Kemner in India (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
Abstract
The identities of Glyptotermes brevicaudatus (Haviland) and G. caudomunitus Kemner, reported from India were stated ‘doubtful’ in the recent World Catalogue of termites. This study by re-examining the voucher specimens of the two species at the National Zoological Collection, at Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, and by reconfirming their identities, hereby revalidates their presence in India. The species are redescribed along with adequate images. An identification key to all the 12 species of Glyptotermes known from India is also provided.
- Revision of Australian Glyptotermes Froggatt (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
Abstract
The Australian species of Glyptotermes Froggatt are revised and two new species, G. barretti and G. finniganensis, from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, are described. The following new synonymy is proposed: G. eucalypti Froggatt (=G. neotuberculatus (Hill)). The revision was based on a morphometric analysis of all available full series collections of Glyptotermes spp. held in Australian institutions. In addition to the above, the Australian species include G. brevicornis Froggatt, G. iridipennis Froggatt and G. tuberculatus Froggatt. Keys to the alate and soldier castes of the six Australian species now included in Glyptotermes are provided.
- Purification and some properties of endoglucanase from Glyptotermes xiamenensis
Abstract
An endoglucanase (EGase) from Glyptotermes xiamenensis was purified by extraction with phosphate buffer solution and ammonium sulfate fractionation, and then chromatographed on DEAE Sepharose Fast Flow followed by Sephadex G‐100 columns. The purified enzyme was determined to be homogeneous by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). Enzyme molecular weight was determined to be 44.8 kDa and the enzyme was a monomeric protein. The specific activity was determined to be 458.7 U/mg. The optimum pH and optimum temperature of the enzyme for the hydrolysis of carboxymethycellulose sodium (CMC‐Na) were investigated to be at pH 5.0 and at 40°C, respectively. The enzyme was stable over the pH range from 4.0 to 9.0 and at the temperature below 45°C. Kinetic behaviour of the enzyme in the hydrolysis of CMC‐Na followed Michaelis–Menten kinetics with constant (Km) of 7.2 mg/ml at pH 5.0 and 40°C. The activation energy was determined to be 49.3 KJ/mol. Chemical modification indicated that the residues of histidine, tryptophan and carboxylate were essential to the enzyme activity.
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Other species in Glyptotermes (130 species)
- Glyptotermes adamsoni
- Glyptotermes albofemoralis
- Glyptotermes almorensis
- Glyptotermes amplus
- Glyptotermes angustithorax
- Glyptotermes angustus
- Glyptotermes arshadi
- Glyptotermes asperatus
- Glyptotermes baliochilus
- Glyptotermes barretti
- Glyptotermes besarensis
- Glyptotermes bilobatus
- Glyptotermes bimaculifrons
- Glyptotermes borneensis
- Glyptotermes brevicaudatus
- Glyptotermes brevicornis
- Glyptotermes buttelreepeni
- Glyptotermes canellae
- Glyptotermes caudomunitus
- Glyptotermes ceylonicus
- Glyptotermes chapmani
- Glyptotermes chatterjii
- Glyptotermes chinpingensis
- Glyptotermes chiraharitae
- Glyptotermes concavifrons
- Glyptotermes contracticornis
- Glyptotermes coorgensis
- Glyptotermes curticeps
- Glyptotermes daiyunensis
- Glyptotermes daweishanensis
- Glyptotermes dentatus
- Glyptotermes dilatatus
- Glyptotermes emei
- Glyptotermes eucalypti
- Glyptotermes euryceps
- Glyptotermes ficus
- Glyptotermes finniganensis
- Glyptotermes franciae
- Glyptotermes fujianensis
- Glyptotermes fuscus
130 species in this genus. See all species on the genus page →
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: Glyptotermes brachythorax 短胸树白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-brachythorax/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_glyptotermes_brachythorax_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Glyptotermes brachythorax: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-brachythorax/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Glyptotermes brachythorax: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-brachythorax/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -