Indotermes menggarensis 勐戛印白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Yunnan Province: Luxi County
- Distribution
- China, Tibet
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Summary
Indotermes menggarensis is a species of the genus Indotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Apicotermitinae). The species was described by Tsai & Zhu in 1984; the type locality is China: Yunnan Province: Luxi County. Distribution: China, Tibet.
Etymology
Genus name Indotermes: From India + Latin termes.
Specific epithet menggarensis: Named after the locality Menggar
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, Tibet
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 base of the mandibles yellowish brown, turning reddish brown from the inner-margin tooth to the apical teeth; labrum and antennae pale yellow; pronotum slightly paler than the head. Head covered with sparse fine hairs, several pairs of long hairs between the apex of the labrum and the clypeus, the mandibular base with short hairs, the anterior part of the postmentum with a few scattered long hairs; thorax and abdomen with long and short hairs interspersed. Head length slightly greater than the width, the base of the mandibles slightly narrowed, widest behind the middle; in lateral view the highest point of the head dorsum near the posterior end, the posterior margin slightly arcuate. Labrum ligulate, slightly narrowed apically, the margins transparent. Mandibles stout, flattened and broad at the base, left mandible with two undulate prominences from the outer base to the middle, with a triangular marginal tooth near the middle, right mandible also with a triangular marginal tooth near the middle. Postmentum broad, short and flat, narrowest at the middle. Antennae with 14 segments, segment 2 slightly shorter than segment 3, segments 3 and 4 equal in length. Pronotum elongate semi-elliptical and erect, deeply concave at the junction of the anterior and posterior lobes, the posterior lobe wider than the anterior lobe. Tibial spur formula 2:2:2, tarsi 3-segmented.
Alate
Head densely covered with short pubescence and scattered long hairs. Head nearly circular, width slightly greater than length (excluding mandibles); fontanelle distinct, situated slightly towards the posterior end; Y suture indistinct. Compound eyes large and prominent, usually circular; ocelli broadly oval, relatively close to the compound eyes. Postclypeus arched, length slightly less than half the width, anterior margin rather flat, posterior margin arcuate and projecting; anteclypeus almost trapezoidal; labrum roof-shaped, anterior margin rounded. Antennae with 15 segments. Pronotum slightly narrower than the head, anterior margin thickened, posterior margin with a distinct triangular notch in the middle. Forewings and hindwings shed, the forewing scale longer than the hindwing scale. Tibial spur formula 3:2:2, tarsi 3-segmented.
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
Soldiers have a head slightly longer than wide, widest behind the middle, with two wave-like swellings on the outer base of the left mandible and one triangular marginal tooth on each mandible near mid-length. The postmentum is broad, short and flat, narrowest at the middle, and antennae have 14 segments. The pronotum stands erect as a long half-ellipse, deeply notched between lobes. Alates have a round head, prominent eyes, a roof-like labrum and a thickened pronotal front margin.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Mengga, Luxi, Yunnan, 1375 m above sea level.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 333 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 menggarensis 勐戛印白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/indotermes-menggarensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_indotermes_menggarensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Indotermes menggarensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/indotermes-menggarensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Indotermes menggarensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/indotermes-menggarensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -