Extant Isoptera Latin–Chinese name comparison list
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Extant Isoptera (Termites) — Latin–Chinese Name Comparison List 现存等翅下目（白蚁）拉丁学名—中文正名对照名录

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Reticulitermes angusticephalus Ping & Xu, 1983 窄头散白蚁

Species

Type locality
China: Fujian Province: Sangang, Chong’an County
Distribution
China

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Summary

Reticulitermes angusticephalus is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Ping & Xu in 1983; the type locality is China: Fujian Province: Sangang, Chong’an County. Distribution: China.

Etymology

Genus name Reticulitermes: From Latin reticulum (little net) + termes.

Specific epithet angusticephalus: From the descriptive term ‘angust’ (narrow)

Taxonomic position

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.

Morphology

Soldier

The head is yellowish brown, the mandibles purplish brown, the thorax and abdomen yellow. The head capsule is narrow and long, the head width index 0.48–0.53, the sides almost parallel, slightly constricted behind the antennal sockets, the posterior margin broadly rounded and projecting outwards. The frontal ridge is strongly raised, the frontal corners on both sides projecting, the interfrontal area shallowly concave, the anterior slope of the ridge at an angle of about 60 degrees. The labrum is sharply spear-shaped, about 1.2 times as long as wide, the apical hairs present, the lateral-apical hairs present or absent, the subapical hairs short and small. The apices of the mandibles are rather curved, the left mandible longer but mostly less than the head width and mostly shorter than half the head capsule, the mandibular condyle slightly projecting. The postmentum is slender and long, about eleven times as long as the waist width, the ratio of waist width to head width about 1:7–8, the waist constriction index 0.29–0.37. Antennae with 16 segments. The pronotum is about 1.5–1.7 times as wide as long, its anterior margin formed by two intersecting arcs, the lateral margins sharply oblique backwards, the posterior margin short and shallowly concave in the middle, with about thirty long bristles in the middle region.

Alate

Worker

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

The soldier is yellowish brown with purple brown mandibles and a narrow elongated head of index 0.48 to 0.53, slightly constricted behind the antennal sockets and broadly rounded behind. Frontal peaks are strongly raised with projecting frontal angles and a front slope near 60 degrees. The labrum is a sharp spear about 1.2 times longer than wide. Mandibles curve at the tip, the left one shorter than the head width. Antennae have 16 segments. The postmentum is very slender, and the pronotum bears some 30 long bristles.

Biology

Distribution and locality

Sangang, Chong'an, Fujian, 700 m a.s.l.

Taxonomic notes

The genus name is defective in the original work, printed as Reticuliter mes; it is in fact the genus Reticulitermes, the same genus name as currently used on this site.

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 158 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.

Other databases

The links below are produced by matching the scientific name against public APIs, for cross-checking. The checklist data itself is unchanged.

✔ Consistent with the accepted names in GBIF and Catalogue of Life.

Sources：GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · Catalogue of Life (3LR, 2026-10-14 · doi:10.48580/dgzh4) · Wikidata (P225) · Blattodea Species File. Retrieved on 2026-11-13 (UTC). Matching method and decision rules are described on the data page.

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Related papers

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  1. Genetic Evidence for the Synonymy of Two Reticulitermes Species: Reticulitermes flavipes and Reticulitermes santonensis

    James W. Austin, Allen L. Szalanski, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Matthew T. Messenger, Stéphanie Bankhead‐Dronnet, Anne‐Geneviève Bagnères · 2005 · Annals of the Entomological Society of America

    Abstract

    By applying the 16S rRNA mitochondrial marker to 434 populations of Reticulitermes termites from North, Central, and South America; France; and Germany with other locations around the world that we have analyzed, identical DNA sequence data were obtained from Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) in North America and Germany and for Reticulitermes santonensis Feytaud from undisturbed (nonurban) forested locations in western France. We also discovered identical DNA sequence data from previously unidentified Reticulitermes specimens from South America and Easter Island. Haplotypes F, M, and GG were observed in France; haplotype F in Germany; and haplotype GG was found on Easter Island, Santiago, Chile, and Montevideo, Uruguay. All of these haplotypes are found in numerous states within the continental United States. In light of their well documented morphological, chemical, and phylogenetic relationships, coupled with this new data that directly link these disjunct groups, R. flavipes and R. santonensis should be synonymized. Compared with other studies that largely suggest phyletic similarities, this is the first study that specifically matches haplotypes from North America (where populations of R. flavipes are endemic) with populations in Europe (where R. flavipes, described as R. santonensis, is presumed exotic).

  2. An indirect test of inbreeding depression in the termites Reticulitermes flavipes and Reticulitermes virginicus

    Christopher J. DeHeer, Edward L. Vargo · 2005 · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    Abstract

  3. Phylogenetic relationships of nearctic Reticulitermes species (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) with particular reference to Reticulitermes arenincola Goellner

    Weimin Ye, Chow‐Yang Lee, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Jody M. Aleong, Nan‐Yao Su, Gary W. Bennett, Michael E. Scharf et al. · 2003 · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

    Abstract

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Other species in Reticulitermes (139 species)

139 species in this genus. See all species on the genus page →

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GB/T 7714

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Reticulitermes angusticephalus 窄头散白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-angusticephalus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_angusticephalus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Reticulitermes angusticephalus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-angusticephalus/},
  note         = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

TY  - ELEC
TI  - Reticulitermes angusticephalus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)
AU  - 班奈特格林
PY  - 2026
UR  - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-angusticephalus/
DO  - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836
ER  -