Reticulitermes dayongensis Zhu, Huang & Wang, 1993 大庸散白蚁

Species

Type locality: China: Hunan Province: Zhangjiajie National Park, Dayong City
Distribution: China

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Summary

Reticulitermes dayongensis is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Zhu, Huang & Wang in 1993; the type locality is China: Hunan Province: Zhangjiajie National Park, Dayong City. Distribution: China.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet dayongensis: Named after the locality Dayong

Taxonomic position

Family: HETEROTERMITIDAE — 3 genera, 229 species
Genus: Reticulitermes — 140 species
Type species of the genus: Reticulitermes flavipes

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

Head pale yellowish brown, mandibles purplish brown, the pilosity of the head capsule moderate. The head capsule is rectangular, the head width index 0.60–0.62, the sides parallel, the posterior margin broad and rounded. The frontal ridge is slightly raised, a slight depression between the two ridges. The labrum is sharply spear-shaped, the transparent region at its apex needle-like and pointed, with both apical and subapical hairs. The mandibles are strong, their apices rather curved, the mandibular condyle visible; the mandibular length 0.57–0.59 times the head capsule length and 0.98–1.00 times the head width. Antennae with 16 segments. The broad region of the postmentum lies at the anterior one-sixth, the anterolateral margins nearly trapezoidal and expanding posteriorly, the waist region slender and long with the sides parallel, the waist constriction index 0.28–0.31. The pronotum is nearly trapezoidal, about 1.62–1.68 times as wide as long, the anterior and posterior margins nearly straight, the median notch of the anterior margin deeper than that of the posterior, with four to six hairs in the middle region.

Alate

Worker

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

The soldier has a pale yellowish brown head with moderately dense hairs and purple brown mandibles. The head capsule is rectangular, its sides parallel and its hind margin broadly rounded. The labrum is spear-shaped with a needle-like hyaline tip and paired apical and subapical bristles. Mandibles are stout, curved apically, with a visible basal hump. Antennae have sixteen segments. The pronotum is nearly trapezoidal, about one point six times wider than long, with four to six hairs in the middle.

Biology

Distribution and locality

Dayong, Hunan.

Taxonomic notes

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 114 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.

GBIF Backbone Reticulitermes dayongensis accepted Reticulitermes dayongensis (Zhu, Huang & Wang, 1993) · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Reticulitermes dayongensis (Zhu, Huang & Wang, 1993) accepted
WikidataQ131105468taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileReticulitermes dayongensis (Zhu, Huang & Wang, 1993) validauto-matched

✔ 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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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).
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
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 dayongensis 大庸散白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-dayongensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_dayongensis_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Reticulitermes dayongensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-dayongensis/},
  note         = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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