Hypotermes ruiliensis 瑞丽地白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Yunnan Province: Ruili County: Wanding
- Distribution
- China (Yunnan)
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Summary
Hypotermes ruiliensis is a species of the genus Hypotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Macrotermitinae). The species was described by Zhu & Wang in 1990; the type locality is China: Yunnan Province: Ruili County: Wanding. Distribution: China (Yunnan).
Etymology
Genus name Hypotermes: From Greek hypo- (under, slightly) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet ruiliensis: Named after the locality Ruil
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 slightly tinged with smoky, mandibles reddish brown and paler on the basal third, labrum yellowish brown, antennae yellowish brown slightly tinged with smoky, pronotum pale yellow, abdomen and legs milky white. The dorsum of the head with scattered 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 scattered long hairs. Head oval, widest slightly behind the middle, highest in the middle of the dorsum. Labrum tongue-shaped, its tip slightly pointed and rounded, slightly raised in the middle. The left mandible with three marginal teeth and two or three small serrate teeth above the first marginal tooth, the basal concavity with a small pointed projection; the right mandible with two small pointed projections at the base and serrate from the base to the concavity at the middle. Postmentum short, stout and raised. Antennae with 15 segments, the third shortest, the second twice the third. The anterior part of the pronotum raised, both the anterior and posterior margins concave.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier head is yellowish brown tinged with fuscous, with reddish brown mandibles whose basal third is paler. The labrum is yellowish brown, the pronotum pale yellow, and the abdomen and legs milky white. Long hairs are scattered over the vertex, and eight pairs of setae line the labrum. The head is oval, widest behind the middle. The labrum is tongue shaped with a slightly pointed tip. The left mandible has three marginal teeth plus serrations, the right one serrate from base to middle.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Wanding, Ruili, Yunnan (855 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. 290 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 ruiliensis 瑞丽地白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hypotermes-ruiliensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_hypotermes_ruiliensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Hypotermes ruiliensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hypotermes-ruiliensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Hypotermes ruiliensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hypotermes-ruiliensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -