Periaciculitermes menglunensis 勐仑近针白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Yunnan Province: Banna Daizu, Menglun, Xishuang, Zizhizhou
- Distribution
- China
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Summary
Periaciculitermes menglunensis is the only extant species of the genus Periaciculitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Li in 1986; the type locality is China: Yunnan Province: Banna Daizu, Menglun, Xishuang, Zizhizhou. Distribution: China.
Etymology
Genus name Periaciculitermes: From Greek peri- (around) + Latin acicula (little pin) + termes.
Specific epithet menglunensis: Named after the locality Menglun
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
- Genus: Periaciculitermes — monotypic, 1 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: China
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.
Abstract (from the source)
The preserved text for this species consists of figure captions plus a fragment of worker mandible detail: the apical tooth of the left mandible is distinctly smaller than the first marginal, the third marginal is minute, and the cutting edges meet at an acute angle. Because the caste descriptions themselves are truncated in the source, no morphological account is given here. The species is known from Menglun in Mengla, Yunnan.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Xiaomenglun, Mengla, Yunnan.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 398 in the original work) Entries are cited by their number in the original work.
Distribution map
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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: Periaciculitermes menglunensis 勐仑近针白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/periaciculitermes-menglunensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_periaciculitermes_menglunensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Periaciculitermes menglunensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/periaciculitermes-menglunensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Periaciculitermes menglunensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/periaciculitermes-menglunensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -