Glyptotermes parvus 小树白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Yunnan Province: Menghai
- Distribution
- China (Yunnan)
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Summary
Glyptotermes parvus is a species of the genus Glyptotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Fan & Xia in 1980; the type locality is China: Yunnan Province: Menghai. Distribution: China (Yunnan).
Etymology
Genus name Glyptotermes: From Greek glyptos (carved, sculpted) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet parvus: Latin parvus (small)
Taxonomic position
- Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
- Genus: Glyptotermes — 131 species
- Type species of the genus: Glyptotermes tuberculatus
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
The soldier has the head capsule yellowish brown, the colour in front of the frontal ridges nearly brown and fading backwards, mandibles deep brown, labrum and antennae brownish yellow, eye spots yellow, postmentum reddish brown with the sides of the anterior part darker; pronotum brown, slightly deeper than the back of the head capsule, the rest cream yellow. The whole body very sparsely haired. Head capsule rectangular and rather thick, the sides roughly parallel and slightly concave at the middle, the anterolateral angles slightly rounded, the posterolateral angles broadly rounded, the posterior margin nearly straight; the frontal surface steep, meeting the vertex at almost a right angle, at their junction two forward-leaning mound-like projections whose distance apart is about the width of the clypeus, slightly depressed and longitudinally wrinkled between them, the Y-shaped suture very indistinct. Mandibles short, the outer margin slightly swollen at the base, the tip of the left mandible slightly curved inwards, with three triangular marginal teeth whose tips are directed inwards, the right with two, both tips rather sharp. Labrum flat and trapezoidal, reaching only half the length of the mandibles. Antennae with 11–12 segments, if 11 then the third has a ring and is as long as the second; eye spots very small and dot-like, their diameter less than their distance to the antennal socket. The anterior part of the postmentum about one-third of the total length, the narrowest part at the posterior end. Pronotum slightly wider than the head, the sides sloping downwards in an arc, the anterior margin with a deep V-shaped concavity and a median notch, the posterior margin narrow with a shallow median concavity, hind legs stout and short.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
Soldier. Head yellowish brown, darkening to brownish in front of the frontal horns and fading caudad; mandibles dark brown. Head rectangular and somewhat thick, the sides nearly parallel with a slight median concavity, the posterior corners broadly rounded. The frons is steep, meeting the vertex almost at right angles, and two forward-leaning mound-like elevations stand at their junction, separated by about the clypeal width, with longitudinal wrinkling between them. Mandibles short; the left bears three triangular teeth pointing inwards, the right two. Labrum flattened trapezoidal, barely half the mandibular length. Antennae eleven or twelve segmented. Body hairs extremely sparse. Pronotum slightly wider than the head, deeply V-emarginate in front; hind femora stout.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Menghai, Yunnan.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 38 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 parvus 小树白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-parvus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_glyptotermes_parvus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Glyptotermes parvus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-parvus/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Glyptotermes parvus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-parvus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -