Hypotermes wayaoensis 瓦窑地白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Yunnan Province: Baoshan City: Wayao
- Distribution
- China (Yunnan)
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Summary
Hypotermes wayaoensis 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: Baoshan City: Wayao. Distribution: China (Yunnan).
Etymology
Genus name Hypotermes: From Greek hypo- (under, slightly) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet wayaoensis: Named after the type locality Wayao, 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, mandibles reddish brown, labrum yellow, antennae yellow tinged with smoky, pronotum pale yellow, abdomen and legs milky white. The head with scattered long hairs, the labrum with seven pairs of hairs in longitudinal rows on either side from the tip to the base. Head nearly oval, widest at the middle; labrum tongue-shaped, its tip bluntly rounded, the sides slightly arcuate. The left mandible with three marginal teeth and a small pointed projection at the base; the right mandible with two small pointed projections at the base. Postmentum widest at the basal quarter. Antennae with 16 segments, the fourth shortest, the second about 1.5 times the length of the fourth. The anterior part of the pronotum slightly upturned, the anterior margin rather constricted with a small V-shaped median concavity, the posterior margin slightly concave.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier head is yellowish brown, the mandibles reddish brown, the labrum yellow and the antennae yellow tinged with fuscous. The pronotum is pale yellow, the abdomen and legs milky white. Long hairs are scattered over the head, and seven pairs of setae stand in rows along the labrum. The head is nearly oval, widest at the middle. The labrum is tongue shaped with a blunt, slightly convex tip. The left mandible bears three marginal teeth and a small basal process, the right two small basal processes.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Wayao, Baoshan, Yunnan (1430 m).
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 288 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 wayaoensis 瓦窑地白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hypotermes-wayaoensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_hypotermes_wayaoensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Hypotermes wayaoensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hypotermes-wayaoensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Hypotermes wayaoensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/hypotermes-wayaoensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -