Glyptotermes maculifrons 麻额树白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Fujian Province: Huangkeng: Jianyang County
- Distribution
- China (Fujian)
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Summary
Glyptotermes maculifrons is a species of the genus Glyptotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Ping & Li in 1983; the type locality is China: Fujian Province: Huangkeng: Jianyang County. Distribution: China (Fujian).
Etymology
Genus name Glyptotermes: From Greek glyptos (carved, sculpted) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet maculifrons: From maculi + frons
Taxonomic position
- Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
- Genus: Glyptotermes — 131 species
- Type species of the genus: Glyptotermes tuberculatus
Distribution
- Distribution records: China (Fujian)
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 is mainly brown tinged with red, the frontal region purplish brown, the mandibles a deeper purplish brown, labrum, antennae and anteclypeus yellowish brown; the postmentum the same colour as the head capsule, deeper in the anterior section and paler in the posterior, pronotum yellowish brown and deeper along the anterior margin, abdomen pale brown, the tenth abdominal tergite again yellowish brown. The margins of the thoracic and abdominal tergites and the antennal segments with scattered short hairs, the head capsule especially sparsely haired. Head capsule cylindrical, slightly less high than wide, the sides slightly expanding backwards, the posterior margin broadly rounded; the frontal surface densely covered with fine dots, the frontal angle slightly raised and bearing about three shallow longitudinal striae, the frontal surface slightly depressed, the Y-shaped suture blurred, the frontal slope steeper than 50 degrees, the eye spots obscure. Labrum nearly square, its tip straight; mandibles rather short, each with four marginal teeth, the last on the left and the third and fourth on the right only minute projections. Antennae with 9–11 segments, the second or third shortest. Postmentum short and broad, its posterior margin slightly arched and straight in the middle, in profile its anterior half distinctly separated from the ventral margin of the head capsule. The anterior margin of the pronotum shallowly concave, the middle of the posterior margin slightly concave.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
Soldier. Body brownish with a reddish tinge; the frons is purplish brown and the mandibles darker still, while the labrum, antennae and clypeus are yellowish brown. Head cylindrical, the sides widening somewhat caudad and the hind margin broadly rounded. The frons is thickly shagreened, its horns only weakly raised, with about three shallow longitudinal striae; the frontal declivity is steeper than fifty degrees and the eye spot faint. Mandibles short, each with four marginal teeth, the outermost ones reduced to minute swellings. Antennae nine to eleven segmented, the second or third shortest. Postmentum short and broad. Pronotum shallowly emarginate in front. No alate caste is described in the source.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Jianyang and Huangkeng, Fujian (450 m).
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 33 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 brachythorax
- 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
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 maculifrons 麻额树白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-maculifrons/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_glyptotermes_maculifrons_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Glyptotermes maculifrons: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-maculifrons/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Glyptotermes maculifrons: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-maculifrons/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -