Glyptotermes zhaoi 赵氏树白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Fujian Province: Jian'ou
- Distribution
- China (Fujian)
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Summary
Glyptotermes zhaoi is a species of the genus Glyptotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Ping in 1984; the type locality is China: Fujian Province: Jian’ou. Distribution: China (Fujian).
Etymology
Genus name Glyptotermes: From Greek glyptos (carved, sculpted) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet zhaoi: Named after the Chinese entomologist Xiufu Zhao (1919–2004).
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 has the head capsule yellowish brown, slightly paler behind; mandibles blackish brown, labrum and antennae white-yellow, postmentum pale yellowish brown with brown margins, pronotum, legs and abdominal tergites pale yellow, the whole body sparsely haired.
Alate
Alate head nearly square, the sides and the middle of the posterior margin rather straight, the posterolateral angles broadly rounded; the inner margin of each mandible with two marginal teeth, the apical tooth slightly longer than the first marginal tooth, the posterior margin of the first marginal tooth of the left mandible fused with the second marginal tooth and longer than the anterior margin of the third marginal tooth; labrum short, broad and tongue-shaped. Antennae with 16–19 segments, the third not larger than the second or fourth. Compound eyes rather large, projecting beyond the lower margin of the head capsule, with a pair of ocelli adjoining them on the inner side. Postmentum a slender rectangle, broad in front and then narrowing, the sides parallel, the waist near the middle. Pronotum transversely rectangular, short and broad, slightly wider in the middle and posterior parts of the sides, wider than the head capsule, the middle of the anterior margin with a broad arcuate notch, the middle of the posterior margin slightly concave and narrower. The forewing scale large, its anterior margin projecting, covering the hindwing scale; the radius sector with five to six branches, the subcosta shorter, the radius reaching less than or nearly half the total length and about twice as long as the subcosta; the media sclerotised, arising from the radius sector within the wing scale, running close to and parallel with the radius sector to the wing tip; the cubitus with about ten branches. The media of the hindwing sclerotised, arising from the cubitus outside the wing scale, rather far from the base or absent, close to the radius sector, the cubitus with two to four forked branches. Legs slender and long, tibial spur formula 3:3:3, an arolium between the claws, cerci with two segments.
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
Alate. Head nearly square, the sides and the middle of the hind margin rather straight, the posterior corners broadly rounded. Each mandible bears two marginal teeth, the apical tooth slightly longer than the first, whose posterior edge in the left mandible fuses with the second. Antennae sixteen to nineteen segmented. Eyes large and projecting beyond the lower margin of the head, with a pair of ocelli touching them medially. Pronotum transversely rectangular and short, wider than the head, with a broad arcuate notch in the middle of the fore margin. Wings with a large fore scale overlapping the hind one, the radial sector giving five or six branches. The soldier is known mainly from its colour pattern, the head being yellowish brown and the mandibles blackish.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Jian'ou, Fujian.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 47 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 zhaoi 赵氏树白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-zhaoi/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_glyptotermes_zhaoi_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Glyptotermes zhaoi: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-zhaoi/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Glyptotermes zhaoi: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/glyptotermes-zhaoi/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -