Nasutitermes hejiangensis Gao & Tian, 1990 合江象白蚁

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 of the soldier orange-yellow, nasus reddish brown, gradually becoming paler near the basal third, antennae nearly concolorous with the head, pronotum pale brown and darker anteriorly, abdomen and legs pale yellow. Hairs on the head almost absent, the tip of the nasus with a few fine hairs mixed with several longer ones, the anterior margin of the pronotum with more numerous short hairs. Head broadly pear-shaped, widest posteriorly, the two posterolateral corners broadly rounded, the middle of the posterior margin slightly concave. Nasus tubular, slender at the tip and slightly thicker at the base; in lateral view the posterior part of the dorsal margin of the head slightly raised, the nasus tilted up; mandibles with a pointed spine. Antennae with 13 to 14 segments, in the 13-segmented form segment 4 shortest and segment 2 next, in the 14-segmented form segment 3 shortest. Pronotum saddle-shaped, twice as wide as long, the anterior and posterior margins both slightly concave in the middle. Abdomen olive-shaped.

Alate

Worker

Head of the worker yellowish brown, the T-shaped suture on the dorsum distinct, antennae, thoracic and abdominal tergites and legs pale yellowish brown. Head nearly circular, the posterior margin broadly arcuate. The posterior margin of the apical tooth of the left mandible slightly shorter than the anterior margin of the first marginal tooth, the anterior margin of the first marginal tooth of the right mandible distinctly shorter than the posterior margin of the second marginal tooth. Antennae with 15 to 16 segments, in the 15-segmented form segment 3 the most slender and short, in the 16-segmented form segment 3 shorter than segment 4 and equal in length to segment 2. Pronotum saddle-shaped, the anterior half erect, the anterior margin distinctly concave in the middle. Abdomen stoutly olive-shaped.

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

Biology

Distribution and locality

Hejiang, Sichuan.

Taxonomic notes

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 420 in the original work) Entries are cited by their number in the original work.