Neotermes fujianensis 福建新白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Fujian province: Nanjimg County
- Distribution
- China, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi
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Summary
Neotermes fujianensis is a species of the genus Neotermes, in the family KALOTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Ping in 1983; the type locality is China: Fujian province: Nanjimg County. Distribution: China, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi.
Etymology
Genus name Neotermes: From Greek neos (new) + Latin termes.
Specific epithet fujianensis: Named after the locality Fujian
Taxonomic position
- Family: KALOTERMITIDAE — 23 genera, 480 species
- Genus: Neotermes — 121 species
- Type species of the genus: Neotermes castaneus
Distribution
- Distribution records: China, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi
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 capsule of the soldier pale yellowish brown, mandibles blackish brown, thorax and abdomen yellowish white. Head capsule rectangular, the sides parallel, the posterior margin broadly rounded, the frontal region shallowly concave, the Y-shaped suture indistinct. Antennal segment 3 longer than segment 2, segment 4 slightly longer than segment 2. The apical margin of the labrum straight, the anterior lateral corners slightly rounded. Mandibles long and stout, the mandibular base prominent; the left mandible with five marginal teeth, the first broad and blunt, the second and fifth triangular and larger, the third and fourth short, blunt and small; the right mandible with two marginal teeth, very large. Eye spots small and flat, not protruding. Postmentum club-shaped, the anterior margin straight, the wide anterior region without a lobar incision, the waist distinctly contracted and narrow. Pronotum slightly narrower than the head capsule, the anterior and posterior margins both shallowly concave, the lateral margins rounding out.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
Soldier. Head pale yellowish brown, mandibles blackish brown, thorax and abdomen yellowish white. Head rectangular with parallel sides and a broadly rounded hind margin, the frontal region shallowly concave and the coronal suture indistinct. The third antennal segment is longer than the second and the fourth slightly longer still. Labrum with a straight apical margin and slightly rounded anterolateral corners. Mandibles long and strong with a projecting basal tubercle; the left carries five marginal teeth, the first broad and blunt, the second and fifth triangular and larger, the third and fourth short, blunt and small; the right has two very large teeth. Eye spot small and flat. Postmentum club-shaped with a straight fore margin and a narrow, markedly constricted waist. Pronotum slightly narrower than the head.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Nanjing, Fujian.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 54 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.
- Florida Dampwood Termites, Neotermes castaneus (Burmeister), Neotermes jouteli (Banks), and Neotermes luykxi Nickle and Collins (Insecta: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
Abstract
This document is EENY-122 one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: January 2000. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in279
- Notes on Neotermes castaneus Burm.
Abstract
- Carbohydrases in Neotermes bosei Snyder (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae).
Abstract
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Other species in Neotermes (120 species)
- Neotermes aburiensis
- Neotermes acceptus
- Neotermes adampurensis
- Neotermes agilis
- Neotermes amplilabralis
- Neotermes andamanensis
- Neotermes angustigulus
- Neotermes araguaensis
- Neotermes aridus
- Neotermes arthurimuelleri
- Neotermes artocarpi
- Neotermes assamensis
- Neotermes assmuthi
- Neotermes binovatus
- Neotermes blairi
- Neotermes bosei
- Neotermes brachynotum
- Neotermes brevinotus
- Neotermes buxensis
- Neotermes camerunensis
- Neotermes castaneus
- Neotermes chilensis
- Neotermes collarti
- Neotermes connexus
- Neotermes costaseca
- Neotermes cryptops
- Neotermes cubanus
- Neotermes dalbergiae
- Neotermes desneuxi
- Neotermes dhirendrai
- Neotermes dolichognathus
- Neotermes dubiocalcaratus
- Neotermes eleanorae
- Neotermes erythraeus
- Neotermes europae
- Neotermes ferrugineus
- Neotermes firmus
- Neotermes fletcheri
- Neotermes fovefrons
- Neotermes fulvescens
120 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: Neotermes fujianensis 福建新白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neotermes-fujianensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_neotermes_fujianensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Neotermes fujianensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neotermes-fujianensis/},
note = {KALOTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Neotermes fujianensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/neotermes-fujianensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -