Hypotermes sumatrensis 暗齿地白蚁
- Type locality
- Indonesia: Sumatra: Lau Boentoe
- Distribution
- Indonesia, China
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Summary
Hypotermes sumatrensis is a species of the genus Hypotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Macrotermitinae). The species was described by Holmgren in 1914; the type locality is Indonesia: Sumatra: Lau Boentoe. Distribution: Indonesia, China.
Etymology
Genus name Hypotermes: From Greek hypo- (under, slightly) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet sumatrensis: Named after the locality Sumatr
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: Indonesia, China
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
Head and antennae brownish yellow, abdomen pale yellow. The hairs of the head very sparse, those of the abdomen denser. Head oval, widest at the middle, in profile its dorsum flatly rounded with the highest point at the middle of the vertex; postmentum markedly projecting and broader behind. Mandibles sickle-shaped: the inner margin of the left mandible with two to three triangular notches behind the midpoint, and sometimes several small projections forming a serrate surface in front of the midpoint; the posterior section of the right mandible with several small notches, but these are not very distinct. The front of the labrum narrow, the lateral margins rounded, with long hairs in longitudinal rows along the margins. Antennae with 16 segments, the third and fourth shortest, the fourth sometimes shorter than the third. The middle of both the anterior and posterior margins of the pronotum concave.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier head and antennae are brownish yellow, the abdomen pale yellow. Hairs are very sparse on the head but denser on the abdomen. The head is elliptical, widest at the middle, flattened above in profile with its highest point at the vertex; the postmentum projects strongly. The mandibles are sickle shaped: the left has two or three triangular notches behind the middle, the right several indistinct notches. The labrum is narrow in front with rounded sides and marginal hairs. Antennae have sixteen segments, the third and fourth shortest.
Biology
Distribution and locality
In China recorded from Guangxi and from Manyun, Yingjiang, Yunnan; abroad from Sumatra, Indonesia.
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. 291 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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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 sumatrensis 暗齿地白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hypotermes-sumatrensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_hypotermes_sumatrensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Hypotermes sumatrensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hypotermes-sumatrensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Hypotermes sumatrensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hypotermes-sumatrensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -