Reticulitermes levatoriceps He & Qui, 1990 隆头散白蚁

Species

Type locality: China: Guizhou Province: Guiyang County
Distribution: China

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Summary

Reticulitermes levatoriceps is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by He & Qui in 1990; the type locality is China: Guizhou Province: Guiyang County. Distribution: China.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet levatoriceps: From levatori + ceps

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 orange-yellow, mandibles reddish brown, the pilosity of the head capsule moderate. The head capsule is rectangular, the head width index 0.61–0.66, the sides nearly parallel, widest at the middle, the posterior margin together with the posterolateral corners broadly rounded. The middle of the dorsal margin of the head is arched to varying degrees, the frontal region flat and lower than the dorsal summit, the frontal slope about sixty degrees, the interfrontal area slightly forked and concave. The labrum is sharply spear-shaped, the transparent region at the apex a small triangle, the apex a short needle-like point, the apical hairs present, the subapical hairs well developed, the dorsal labral hairs all rather long, the lateral-apical hairs absent. The mandibles are rather straight, their apices rather pointed and nearly straight; the mandibles 0.55–0.62 times the head capsule length and 0.84–0.99 times the head width. Antennae with 16 segments. The broad region of the postmentum lies at about the anterior quarter, the anterolateral margins nearly trapezoidal and expanding posteriorly, the waist region narrow and long with the sides slightly arcuate, the waist constriction index 0.33–0.37. The pronotum is about 1.7 times as wide as long, the middle of the anterior margin fork-shaped concave, the middle of the posterior margin slightly concave, with more than ten hairs in the middle region.

Alate

Worker

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

The soldier is orange yellow with reddish brown mandibles. The head capsule is rectangular, widest at midlength, with the hind margin broadly rounded. The dorsal margin is arched behind, while the frons lies flat and lower than the crown. The labrum is spear-shaped with a small triangular hyaline tip, well developed subapical bristles and no lateral bristles. Antennae have sixteen segments, and the pronotum is about one point seven times wider than long.

Biology

Distribution and locality

Guiyang, Guizhou.

Taxonomic notes

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 130 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 levatoriceps accepted Reticulitermes levatoriceps He & Qui, 1990 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Reticulitermes levatoriceps He & Qui, 1990 accepted
WikidataQ131105498taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileReticulitermes levatoriceps He & Qui, 1990 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 levatoriceps 隆头散白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-levatoriceps/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_levatoriceps_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Reticulitermes levatoriceps: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-levatoriceps/},
  note         = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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