Glyptotermes tsaii 蔡氏树白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Yunnan Province: Gongshan County: Drung-Nu
- Distribution
- China (Yunnan)
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Summary
Glyptotermes tsaii is a species of the genus Glyptotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Huang & Zhu in 1986; the type locality is China: Yunnan Province: Gongshan County: Drung-Nu. Distribution: China (Yunnan).
Etymology
Genus name Glyptotermes: From Greek glyptos (carved, sculpted) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet tsaii: Named after the Chinese termite taxonomist Pang-hwa Tsai (1902–1983), a founder of Chinese termite studies.
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
Alate
Alate head brownish, labrum brown, anteclypeus and antennae pale brown, compound eyes reddish brown, ocelli pale, antennal spots light brown; pronotum and sternites both paler than the head capsule, femora and tibiae pale brown, wings brown and slightly paler than the head capsule, sparsely haired. Head nearly circular and slightly long, the compound eyes not very round but semicircularly projecting, their long diameter about 1.5 times the distance to the lower margin of the head capsule; ocelli on the inner side of the compound eyes, raised in the middle; a single elongate-oval antennal spot on the inner side of each antennal socket, smaller than the ocelli and slightly raised in the middle. The Y-shaped suture runs obliquely from the middle of the dorsum of the head to the ocelli, the median suture extremely indistinct; the middle of the posterior margin of the head sometimes with a longitudinal suture reaching one-third of the way up the dorsum. Antennae with 15–16 segments, the second and third equal in length. Labrum flat and square, slightly raised on the dorsum, clypeus nearly a flat trapezoid. Pronotum wider than the head capsule (excluding the compound eyes), about twice as wide as long, the anterior margin arcuately concave with a shallow median notch, the lateral margins curved backwards in an arc, the middle of the posterior margin slightly concave. Wings narrow and long, extending beyond the end of the abdomen and about as long as the abdomen, the wing membrane densely covered with small warts; the radius reaching only a quarter of the wing length, the radius sector parallel with the media as far as the anterior corner of the wing, the radius sector unbranched.
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
Alate. Head brownish, nearly circular but slightly elongate, the compound eyes protruding as half-circles whose long diameter is about one and a half times the distance to the lower margin of the head. Ocelli lie inside the eyes and are centrally raised, and a small oval antennal spot sits inside each antennal socket. Antennae fifteen to sixteen segmented, the second and third equal. Pronotum wider than the head, about twice as broad as long, with a shallow arc-shaped emargination in front. Wings narrow, longer than the abdomen, densely covered with small tubercles; the radius reaches only a quarter of the wing length, the radial sector being unbranched and parallel to the media.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Gongshan, Yunnan (1500 m).
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 43 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 tsaii 蔡氏树白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-tsaii/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_glyptotermes_tsaii_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Glyptotermes tsaii: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-tsaii/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Glyptotermes tsaii: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-tsaii/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -