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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 dinghuensis Ping, Zhu & Li, 1980 鼎湖散白蚁

Species

Type locality
China: Guangdong Province: Zhaoquing, Dinghusan
Distribution
China

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Summary

Reticulitermes dinghuensis is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Ping, Zhu & Li in 1980; the type locality is China: Guangdong Province: Zhaoquing, Dinghusan. Distribution: China.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet dinghuensis: Named after the locality Dinghu

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 yellow, mandibles dark brown, the thorax also pale yellow and the abdomen still paler, the whole body sparsely bearing short hairs. The head capsule is rectangular, the sides parallel, the posterior margin rather straight, the frontal ridge raised upwards. The labrum is bluntly spear-shaped, the semi-transparent region at its apex narrow and roundly projecting, the two apical hairs prominent, the lateral-apical hairs absent. The mandibles are relatively short and stout, their length mostly not exceeding the head width, the inner margin of the apex strongly curved, the vertex of the outer margin higher than the apical point. The lacinia of the maxilla bears ten marginal hairs. Antennae with 15–16 segments, a few individuals with 17, segment 3 the shortest. The postmentum is slender and long, its greatest width more than three times its narrowest, the whole of it exposed beyond the lower margin of the head in lateral view. The middle region of the pronotum bears more than thirty hairs.

Alate

Worker

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

The head is pale yellow with dark brown mandibles, the thorax pale yellow and the abdomen paler, the body sparsely covered with short hair. The capsule is rectangular and the frontal peaks raised. The labrum is bluntly lanceolate with a narrow rounded translucent tip, two conspicuous apical setae and no lateral ones. Mandibles are short and thick, strongly curved inside. Antennae are fifteen or sixteen segmented, rarely seventeen, the third shortest. The postmentum is slender, and about thirty setae cover the pronotal disc.

Biology

Distribution and locality

Zhaoqing, Guangdong.

Taxonomic notes

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 205 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 dinghuensis 鼎湖散白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-dinghuensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_dinghuensis_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Reticulitermes dinghuensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-dinghuensis/},
  note         = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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