Extant Isoptera Latin–Chinese name comparison list
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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 mirus Gao, Zhu & Zhao, 1985 陌宽散白蚁

Species

Type locality
China: Guangdong Province: Zhaoquing
Distribution
China

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Summary

Reticulitermes mirus is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Gao, Zhu & Zhao in 1985; the type locality is China: Guangdong Province: Zhaoquing. Distribution: China.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet mirus: Latin mirus (wonderful)

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 brownish yellow, mandibles reddish brown, pilosity of the head capsule sparse. Head capsule rectangular, head-width index about 0.57, lateral margins nearly parallel, the posterior half slightly narrowed, posterior margin broad and rounded. Frontal peaks distinctly raised. Antennae broken off; the scale covering the antennal socket upturned, forming a short lid. Labrum broadly ligulate, broad and rounded at the apex, with apical and subapical setae, the lateral apical setae reduced and minute. Mandibles stout, apex rather curved, with the mandibular basal ridge; length about 0.52 times head capsule length and about 0.92 times head width. Waist region of the postmentum narrow and elongate, waist constriction index 0.35, postmentum 9.5 times as long as the waist constriction. Pronotum about 1.55 times as wide as long, anterior margin nearly straight with a distinct incision in the middle, the posterior lateral corners together with the posterior margin forming a broad arc, the posterior margin also incised in the middle; setae in the middle region abundant and dense.

Alate

Worker

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

Soldiers have a brownish yellow head with sparse pubescence, a rectangular capsule with nearly parallel sides narrowing slightly behind, and strongly raised frontal peaks. The labrum is broadly ligulate with reduced lateral setae, the mandibles are stout with curved tips, and the antennae are broken in the material examined, the socket caps being upturned. The postmentum is 9.5 times as long as its waist, and the pronotum is about 1.55 times as wide as long with deep notches.

Biology

Distribution and locality

Zhaoqing, Guangdong.

Taxonomic notes

The genus name is printed as Reticuliter mes in the original work, a misspelling of Reticulitermes; the species is here placed in Reticulitermes.

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 184 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 mirus 陌宽散白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-mirus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_mirus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Reticulitermes mirus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-mirus/},
  note         = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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