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 choui Ping & Zhang, 1989 周氏散白蚁

Species

Type locality
China: Shaanxi: Baoji County
Distribution
China

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Summary

Reticulitermes choui is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Ping & Zhang in 1989; the type locality is China: Shaanxi: Baoji County. Distribution: China.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet choui: Named after the Chinese entomologist Chou Io

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

Soldier head pale yellowish brown with the frontal region slightly deeper, mandibles brown tinged with red and the mandibular bases yellowish brown, labrum yellowish brown, pronotum and legs pale yellowish white, the pilosity of the head capsule sparse. The head capsule is rectangular, the head width index 0.61–0.64, the sides parallel, the posterolateral corners broadly rounded, the middle of the posterior margin nearly straight. In lateral view the frontal ridge is slightly raised and the top of the frons flat; behind the fontanelle a pale yellow U-shaped cephalic suture extends to the eye spots, clearly dividing the frontal region; both the compound eyes and the ocellar spots are discernible. The labrum is spear-shaped, its apex blunt and rounded, bearing apical and subapical hairs, the lateral-apical hairs reduced or absent. The mandibles are strong, their apices rather strongly curved, the ridge-like process at the mandibular base clearly visible, the inner margin of the right mandible bearing a small tooth scar behind the midpoint; the mandibular length about 0.52–0.56 times the head capsule length and about 0.85–0.90 times the head width. Antennae with 16 segments, segment 3 the shortest. The broad region of the postmentum lies at the anterior one-fifth, the waist region broad and long with the sides almost parallel, the waist constriction index 0.39–0.43. The pronotum is 1.50–1.70 times as wide as long, the anterior margin formed by two broad intersecting arcs, the middle of the posterior margin very shallowly concave, with about ten or more hairs in the middle region.

Alate

Worker

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

The soldier head is rectangular and about two thirds as wide as long, with broadly rounded hind angles and a straight hind border. Behind the dot-like fontanelle a pale U-shaped suture runs to the eye spots, dividing the frontal region. The labrum is spear-shaped with a blunt tip and reduced lateral setae, the mandibles are strong with a clear basal crest and a small tooth scar on the right one, and sixteen antennal segments are present.

Biology

The host is poplar.

Distribution and locality

Shaanxi (Zhouzhi).

Taxonomic notes

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 107 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 choui 周氏散白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-choui/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_choui_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Reticulitermes choui: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-choui/},
  note         = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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