Reticulitermes hubeiensis Ping & Huang, 1992 湖北散白蚁

Species

Type locality: China: Hubei Province: Chongyang
Distribution: China

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Summary

Reticulitermes hubeiensis is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Ping & Huang in 1992; the type locality is China: Hubei Province: Chongyang. Distribution: China.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet hubeiensis: Named after the locality Hube

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 sparse. The head capsule is rectangular, the head width index 0.58–0.64, the sides parallel, the posterior margin broadly rounded. The frons is flat or slightly raised, the interfrontal area flat. The labrum is spear-shaped, the apex narrow and rounded, the apical and subapical hairs present, the lateral-apical hairs minute. The mandibles are rather strong, their apices rather curved; the mandibular length 0.49–0.55 times the head capsule length and 0.85–0.88 times the head width. Antennae with 15–16 segments. The broad region of the postmentum lies at the anterior one-fifth, the anterolateral margins trapezoidal, the waist region rather broad with the sides parallel, the waist constriction index 0.41–0.44. The pronotum is ingot-shaped, about 1.5–1.6 times as wide as long, the anterior margin formed by two broad intersecting arcs, the posterior margin almost straight, with more than ten hairs in the middle region.

Alate

Worker

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

The soldier bears a pale yellowish brown head, sparsely haired, with purple brown mandibles. The head capsule is rectangular with parallel sides and a broadly rounded hind margin. The labrum is spear-shaped with a narrow rounded tip, and all three bristle groups are present. Mandibles are moderately stout with curved apices. Antennae have fifteen or sixteen segments. The postmentum is broad, and the pronotum is ingot-shaped with about ten long hairs.

Biology

The specimens were collected from the tree Sapium sebiferum.

Distribution and locality

Chongyang, Hubei.

Taxonomic notes

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 121 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 hubeiensis accepted Reticulitermes hubeiensis Ping & Huang, 1992 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Reticulitermes hubeiensis Ping & Huang, 1992 accepted
WikidataQ131105487taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileReticulitermes hubeiensis Ping & Huang, 1992 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 hubeiensis 湖北散白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-hubeiensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_hubeiensis_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Reticulitermes hubeiensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-hubeiensis/},
  note         = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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