Macrotermes yunnanensis 云南大白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Yunnan Province: Damenglong, Jinghong
- Distribution
- China (Yunnan), Jinghong (Damenglong)
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Summary
Macrotermes yunnanensis is a species of the genus Macrotermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Macrotermitinae). The species was described by Han in 1986; the type locality is China: Yunnan Province: Damenglong, Jinghong. Distribution: China (Yunnan), Jinghong (Damenglong).
Etymology
Genus name Macrotermes: From Greek makros (large) + Latin termes, ‘large termite’.
Specific epithet yunnanensis: After Yunnan (China)
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Macrotermitinae — 12 genera, 373 species
- Genus: Macrotermes — 57 species
- Type species of the genus: Macrotermes lilljeborgi
Distribution
- Distribution records: China (Yunnan), Jinghong (Damenglong)
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
Major soldier: head reddish brown, mandibles dark brown with a slightly paler base, antennae reddish brown, thoracic and abdominal tergites yellowish brown. Head almost trapezoidal, widest in the posterior part of the head, the posterior margin rather broadly rounded; in lateral view the middle of the dorsal margin slightly raised and the ventral margin slightly projecting downwards; labrum ligulate, widest near the base, the apex of the transparent area rather pointed; mandibles stout with the apex curved, the base of the inner margin of the left mandible with an incision, the fine teeth near the midpoint indistinct; postmentum rather narrow and elongate, the sides at the waist nearly parallel and slightly broader near the base; antennae with 17 segments, segment 3 longest and about twice segment 2. Pronotum about as wide as the mesonotum and metanotum, about twice as wide as long, the anterior and posterior margins both concave in the middle, the lateral lobes narrow and rounded. Minor soldier: head pale reddish brown, mandibles deep reddish brown, antennae pale yellowish brown; head almost trapezoidal with the posterior margin almost broadly rounded; labrum ligulate with the dorsum slightly arched; mandibles rather slender and elongate, the tip slender and distinctly incurved, the base of the inner margin of the left mandible with an incision; postmentum nearly rectangular; antennae with 16 segments, segment 3 longest; pronotum widest, the posterior margin distinctly concave in the middle.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier head is reddish brown and nearly trapezoidal, widest near the rear, with the dorsal margin slightly raised and the ventral margin projecting in profile. The fontanelle is a projecting dot and the eye spots are distinct and oval; mandibles are stout with curved tips, the left notched at the base and faintly toothed near mid-length. Antennae have 17 segments, the third twice the second. The pronotum is about twice as wide as long, notched on both margins, with narrowly rounded lobes.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Jinghong and Damenglong, Yunnan.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 316 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.
- Intraspecific colony recognition in the termites Macrotermes subhyalinus and Macrotermes bellicosus (Isoptera, Termitidae)
Abstract
- Ecdysone and ecdysterone in physogastric termite queens and eggs of Macrotermes bellicosus and Macrotermes subhyalinus
Abstract
- The mound-building termite Macrotermes michaelseni as an ecosystem engineer
Abstract
Many organisms create or alter resource flows that affect the composition and spatial arrangement of current and future organismal diversity. The phenomenon called ecosystem engineering is considered with a case study of the mound building termite Macrotermes michaelseni. It is argued that this species acts as an ecosystem engineer across a range of spatial scales, from alteration of local infiltration rates to the creation of landscape mosaics, and that its impacts accrue because of the initiation of biophysical processes that often include feedback mechanisms. These changes to resource flows are likely to persist for long periods and constrain the biological structure of the habitat. The value of ecosystem engineering is discussed as a holistic way of understanding the complexity of tropical ecology.
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Other species in Macrotermes (56 species)
- Macrotermes acrocephalus
- Macrotermes ahmadi
- Macrotermes aleemi
- Macrotermes amplus
- Macrotermes annandalei
- Macrotermes barneyi
- Macrotermes beaufortensis
- Macrotermes bellicosus
- Macrotermes carbonarius
- Macrotermes chaiglomi
- Macrotermes chebalingensis
- Macrotermes choui
- Macrotermes constrictus
- Macrotermes convulsionarius
- Macrotermes declivatus
- Macrotermes denticulatus
- Macrotermes falciger
- Macrotermes gilvus
- Macrotermes gratus
- Macrotermes guangxiensis
- Macrotermes hainanensis
- Macrotermes herus
- Macrotermes hopini
- Macrotermes incisus
- Macrotermes ituriensis
- Macrotermes ivorensis
- Macrotermes jinghongensis
- Macrotermes khajuriai
- Macrotermes latignathus
- Macrotermes lilljeborgi
- Macrotermes longiceps
- Macrotermes longimentis
- Macrotermes luokengensis
- Macrotermes maesodensis
- Macrotermes malaccensis
- Macrotermes meidoensis
- Macrotermes menglongensis
- Macrotermes michaelseni
- Macrotermes natalensis
- Macrotermes niger
56 species in this genus. See all species on the genus page →
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: Macrotermes yunnanensis 云南大白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/macrotermes-yunnanensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_macrotermes_yunnanensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Macrotermes yunnanensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/macrotermes-yunnanensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Macrotermes yunnanensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/macrotermes-yunnanensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -