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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 mangshanensis Li & Ping, 1983 莽山散白蚁

Species

Type locality
China: Hunan Province: Mang Mt. of Yizhang County
Distribution
China

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Summary

Reticulitermes mangshanensis is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Li & Ping in 1983; the type locality is China: Hunan Province: Mang Mt. of Yizhang County. Distribution: China.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet mangshanensis: Named after the locality Mangshan

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

Head, labrum, antennae and pronotum of the soldier yellow; posterior part of the head and posterior half of the pronotum paler; mandibles brown with a reddish tinge; thorax and abdomen pale yellowish white. Head sparsely beset with setae; apical setae and lateral apical setae of the labrum prominent; setae on the tergites of the thorax and abdomen rather numerous. Head shaped like an elongated trapezoid combined with an oval, widest posteriorly near the turn of the two posterior lateral margins; frons flat or slightly raised, not elevated above the dorsal surface of the occiput; fontanelle situated in the depression behind the frontal peaks, appearing as a small brown dot. Labrum ligulate, transparent area absent or very short, apex rounded and blunt. Mandibles rather slender and straight; left mandible 0.85–0.93 times the greatest head width, apex slightly curved. Antennae 15–17 segments, the fourth the shortest. Anterior margin of the pronotum with a rather broad and deep incision in the middle, posterior margin with a shallower incision.

Alate

Worker

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

The soldier head, labrum, antennae and pronotum are yellow, paler behind, with reddish brown mandibles. Setae are sparse on the head and denser on the thoracic and abdominal tergites. The head is a long trapezoid combined with an oval, widest near the hind lateral angles. Frontal peaks are flat or weakly raised, and the fontanelle lies behind them as a small brown dot. The labrum is ligulate with a blunt rounded tip. Antennae have fifteen to seventeen segments, the fourth shortest.

Biology

Distribution and locality

Mount Mang, Yizhang, Hunan (altitude about 500 m).

Taxonomic notes

The species was placed in Tsaitermes in the original work; it is here placed in Reticulitermes.

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 214 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)

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 mangshanensis 莽山散白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-mangshanensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_mangshanensis_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Reticulitermes mangshanensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-mangshanensis/},
  note         = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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