Reticulitermes chayuensis 察隅散白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Tibet: Chayu
- Distribution
- China (Tibet)
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Summary
Reticulitermes chayuensis is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Tsai & Huang in 1975; the type locality is China: Tibet: Chayu. Distribution: China (Tibet).
Etymology
Genus name Reticulitermes: From Latin reticulum (little net) + termes.
Specific epithet chayuensis: Named after the locality Chayu
Taxonomic position
- Family: HETEROTERMITIDAE — 3 genera, 229 species
- Genus: Reticulitermes — 140 species
- Type species of the genus: Reticulitermes flavipes
Distribution
- Distribution records: China (Tibet)
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 hairs of the head capsule sparse. The head capsule is somewhat elliptical, the sides slightly expanding posteriorly, widest near the posterior end, the posterior margin broadly rounded. The frontal region is slightly projecting, slightly concave behind the frons. The labrum is nearly circular, its apex bluntly rounded and projecting outwards, the anterior quarter semi-transparent, bearing apical and subapical hairs. The mandibles are long and strong, the inner margin rather straight, the apices slightly curved, the mandibular condyle visible. Antennae with 16–17 segments. The broad region of the postmentum lies between the anterior one-fifth and the anterior one-sixth, the sides of the waist region parallel. The pronotum is nearly kidney-shaped, the anterior margin straight with a distinct median notch, the sides together with the posterior margin forming a broad arc with a shallow median notch, with four to six hairs in the middle region.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier has a yellowish brown head with sparse pubescence, a slightly oval capsule widening toward the broadly rounded rear, and a frons that rises and then hollows behind. The labrum is round with a bluntly projecting tip, its front quarter translucent and bearing apical and subapical setae. Mandibles are long and strong with nearly straight inner edges, and antennae have 16 to 17 segments. The kidney-shaped pronotum is straight in front and bears four to six median setae.
Biology
The host is Pinus yunnanensis.
Distribution and locality
Chayu, Xizang (1,600–2,020 m a.s.l.).
Taxonomic notes
The genus name is printed in the original work as Reticuliter mes, a misspelling of Reticulitermes; it is now assigned to the genus Reticulitermes.
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 202 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.
- Genetic Evidence for the Synonymy of Two Reticulitermes Species: Reticulitermes flavipes and Reticulitermes santonensis
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).
- An indirect test of inbreeding depression in the termites Reticulitermes flavipes and Reticulitermes virginicus
Abstract
- Phylogenetic relationships of nearctic Reticulitermes species (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) with particular reference to Reticulitermes arenincola Goellner
Abstract
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Other species in Reticulitermes (139 species)
- Reticulitermes aculabialis
- Reticulitermes aegeus
- Reticulitermes affinis
- Reticulitermes altus
- Reticulitermes amamianus
- Reticulitermes ampliceps
- Reticulitermes ancyleus
- Reticulitermes angustatus
- Reticulitermes angusticephalus
- Reticulitermes arenincola
- Reticulitermes assamensis
- Reticulitermes aurantius
- Reticulitermes balkanensis
- Reticulitermes banyulensis
- Reticulitermes bicristatus
- Reticulitermes bitumulus
- Reticulitermes brachygnathus
- Reticulitermes brevicurvatus
- Reticulitermes cancrifemuris
- Reticulitermes castanus
- Reticulitermes chinensis
- Reticulitermes choui
- Reticulitermes chryseus
- Reticulitermes citrinus
- Reticulitermes clypeatus
- Reticulitermes coelceps
- Reticulitermes conus
- Reticulitermes croceus
- Reticulitermes curticeps
- Reticulitermes curvatus
- Reticulitermes cymbidii
- Reticulitermes dabieshanensis
- Reticulitermes dantuensis
- Reticulitermes dayongensis
- Reticulitermes dinghuensis
- Reticulitermes emei
- Reticulitermes fengduensis
- Reticulitermes flaviceps
- Reticulitermes flavipes
- Reticulitermes fukienensis
139 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: Reticulitermes chayuensis 察隅散白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-chayuensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_chayuensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Reticulitermes chayuensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-chayuensis/},
note = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Reticulitermes chayuensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-chayuensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -