Indotermes luxiensis 潞西印白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Yunnan Province: Luxi County
- Distribution
- China, Yunnan
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Summary
Indotermes luxiensis is a species of the genus Indotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Apicotermitinae). The species was described by Huang & Zhu in 1984; the type locality is China: Yunnan Province: Luxi County. Distribution: China, Yunnan.
Etymology
Genus name Indotermes: From India + Latin termes.
Specific epithet luxiensis: Named after the locality Lux
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Apicotermitinae — 68 genera, 241 species
- Genus: Indotermes — 10 species
- Type species of the genus: Indotermes maymensis
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
Head brown; the base of the mandibles yellowish brown, from the middle to the apical teeth reddish brown; labrum and antennae pale yellow; pronotum concolorous with the head, legs pale yellow. Head densely covered with fine hairs and sparsely with long hairs, the postmentum with short hairs and long hairs intermixed in its anterior part, thorax and abdomen with many long hairs in addition to short ones. Medium-sized; head length slightly greater than the width, the sides nearly parallel, widest about posteriorly, highest at the middle, the posterolateral corners broadly rounded, the posterior margin nearly straight; the dorsal longitudinal suture of the head extending forwards from the middle of the posterior margin to one third of the head length. Labrum ligulate. Mandibles very stout, flattened, broad and swollen at the base, the outer margin with distinct undulate prominences; left mandible with a blunt marginal tooth near the middle of the inner margin, right mandible with a triangular marginal tooth at the middle of the inner margin, its tip directed obliquely inwards. Antennae with 14 segments, segment 3 longer than segment 2. Postmentum narrow and elongate, narrowest in the posterior half. Pronotum saddle-shaped, the anterior lobe standing vertically above the posterior lobe, the anterior margin of the anterior lobe narrowly rounded, the posterior margin of the posterior lobe slightly concave in the middle. Tibial spur formula 2:2:2, tarsi 3-segmented.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
In the soldier the head is brown, slightly longer than wide, nearly parallel-sided, broadest behind, highest at the middle, with a longitudinal suture reaching one third of the head length and a pale patch in front. The labrum is ligulate and transparent at the edge. Mandibles are very stout with a wavy outer swelling; the left inner edge bears a blunt tooth, the right a triangular one. Antennae have 14 segments and the postmentum is narrow and long, narrowest behind the middle.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Mengga, Luxi, Yunnan, 1380 m above sea level.
Taxonomic notes
The original work placed this species in the genus Sinitermes; it is now assigned to the genus Indotermes.
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 335 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.
- On the phylogenetic position of Indotermes, with description of a new species (Isoptera, Termitidae)
Abstract
- Wings and wing-microsculpturing in the termite family Indotermitidae (Indotermes, Isoptera), and their bearing on phylogeny
Abstract
- The digestive tube and enteric valve armature of termite species of the genera Speculitermes and Indotermes (Isoptera: Termitidae).
Abstract
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Other species in Indotermes (9 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: Indotermes luxiensis 潞西印白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/indotermes-luxiensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_indotermes_luxiensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Indotermes luxiensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/indotermes-luxiensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Indotermes luxiensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/indotermes-luxiensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -