Hypotermes manyunensis 曼允地白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Yunnan Province: Yingjiang County: Manyun
- Distribution
- China (Yunnan)
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Summary
Hypotermes manyunensis is a species of the genus Hypotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Macrotermitinae). The species was described by Zhu & Huang in 1990; the type locality is China: Yunnan Province: Yingjiang County: Manyun. Distribution: China (Yunnan).
Etymology
Genus name Hypotermes: From Greek hypo- (under, slightly) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet manyunensis: Named after Manyun, Yingjiang, Yunnan, China
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Macrotermitinae — 12 genera, 373 species
- Genus: Hypotermes — 13 species
- Type species of the genus: Hypotermes obscuriceps
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 head yellowish brown tinged with smoky, the anterior quarter paler; mandibles reddish brown with the basal third yellowish brown; labrum yellowish brown, antennae yellowish brown slightly tinged with smoky; pronotum pale yellow, abdomen and legs milky white. The head with scattered rather long hairs; the labrum with eight pairs of hairs in longitudinal rows on either side from the tip to the base; the periphery of the pronotum with several further long hairs. Head nearly oval, widest at the middle, the dorsum highest in the middle. Labrum lanceolate, raised in the middle. The front of the mandibles curved inwards: the inner margin of the left mandible with three marginal teeth at the middle and two or three small serrate teeth above the first marginal tooth, the base with a small pointed projection; the right mandible with small serrate teeth above the base and a small pointed projection at the base. Postmentum raised, widest slightly behind the middle. Antennae with 16 segments, the fourth shortest, the second twice the fourth. The anterior part of the pronotum slightly raised, the middle of both the anterior and posterior margins concave.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier head is yellowish brown tinged with fuscous, paler on the anterior quarter. The mandibles are reddish brown with yellowish brown bases, the labrum yellowish brown, the pronotum pale yellow and the abdomen and legs milky white. Long hairs are scattered over the head, with eight pairs of setae on the labrum. The head is nearly oval, widest at the middle and highest at the mid dorsum. The left mandible has three marginal teeth and two or three serrations above the first, the right one serrate above the base.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Manyun, Yingjiang, Yunnan (730 m).
Taxonomic notes
The original work places this species in the genus Parahypotermes; this site now treats it under Hypotermes, the genus name having changed.
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 289 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
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- Five New Species of The Genus Hypotermes (Isoptera:Termitidae) From Yunnan,China
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Other species in Hypotermes (12 species)
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: Hypotermes manyunensis 曼允地白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hypotermes-manyunensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_hypotermes_manyunensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Hypotermes manyunensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hypotermes-manyunensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Hypotermes manyunensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hypotermes-manyunensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -