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 bitumulus Ping & Xu, 1987 双峰散白蚁

Species

Type locality
China: Guizhou Province: Liping
Distribution
China

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Summary

Reticulitermes bitumulus is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Ping & Xu in 1987; the type locality is China: Guizhou Province: Liping. Distribution: China.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet bitumulus: Latin bi- (two) + tumulus (mound), two-mounded

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 pale yellow, the mandibles purplish brown, the pronotum pale yellow, the legs still paler, the pilosity of the head capsule sparse. The head capsule is rectangular, the head width index 0.52–0.58, the sides slightly narrowing posteriorly, the posterior margin almost straight. In lateral view the frontal ridge is distinctly raised; in dorsal view the two ridges project like tubercles, connected in the middle by a shallow groove that leads to the fontanelle pore. The labrum is spear-shaped with a narrowly rounded apex, apical, subapical and lateral-apical hairs all present. The mandibles are stout and strong, their apices very strongly curved, the mandibular condyle visible, that of the left mandible 0.50–0.62 of the head capsule length and 0.93–1.09 of the head width. Antennae with 17 segments. The postmentum is narrow and long, nine to twelve times as long as the waist width, the waist constriction index 0.29–0.35, the head width seven to eight times the waist width. The pronotum is 1.47–1.66 times as wide as long, both the anterior and the posterior margin broadly arcuate and concave in the middle, the lateral margins gently oblique backwards, with about thirty long hairs in the middle region.

Alate

Worker

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

The soldier has a pale yellow head with purple brown mandibles and sparse pilosity. The head is rectangular, index 0.52 to 0.58, narrowing slightly behind. In profile the frontal peaks are clearly raised; seen from above they form two tumour-like lobes joined by a shallow groove that reaches the fontanelle. The labrum is spear-shaped. Mandibles are strong with strongly curved tips. Antennae have 17 segments. The postmentum is slender, and the pronotum is widely arcuate on both margins and medially notched, with about 30 long hairs.

Biology

Distribution and locality

Liping, Rongjiang, Congjiang, Libo and Leishan, Guizhou.

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. 161 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)

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GB/T 7714

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

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_bitumulus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Reticulitermes bitumulus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-bitumulus/},
  note         = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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