Reticulitermes periflaviceps Ping & Xu, 1993 近黄胸散白蚁

Species

Type locality: China: Guangdong Province: Shixing County: core area of Chebaling
Distribution: China

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Summary

Reticulitermes periflaviceps is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Ping & Xu in 1993; the type locality is China: Guangdong Province: Shixing County: core area of Chebaling. Distribution: China.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet periflaviceps: Greek peri- (around) + Latin flavus (yellow) + -ceps (head)

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 yellow, mandibles purplish brown, thorax, abdomen and legs white with a yellowish tinge, short setae scattered over the head capsule. Head capsule rectangular, head-width index 0.61–0.64, lateral margins nearly parallel and slightly widening posteriorly, posterior margin broadly rounded. Frontal pore dot-like, situated behind the anterior third. Frons of the single-peak type; in profile the frontal peak is moderately raised with an anterior slope of about 40 degrees and a posterior slope of about 160 degrees. Labrum lanceolate, about 1.2 times as long as wide, apical setae rather long and subapical setae minute. Mandibles sabre-shaped, apex slightly curved, left mandible 0.6–0.62 times head capsule length. Antennae 15 segments, the third or fourth the shortest. Anterior lateral margins of the postmentum trapezoidal, widest at the anterior fifth; waist region in the middle, margins parallel, postmentum 7.35–7.62 times as long as the waist width, waist constriction index 0.4–0.41. Pronotum 1.49–1.66 times as wide as long, anterior margin broadly incised, posterior margin shallowly concave in the middle; about 20 long setae in the middle region.

Alate

Worker

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

Soldiers are pale yellow with a rectangular head 0.61 to 0.64 as wide as long, slightly widening behind, and a dot-like frontal pore with two pairs of setae in front of it. The frons is single-peaked, sloping about 40 degrees anteriorly and 160 posteriorly. The labrum is lanceolate, the mandibles sabre-shaped, and antennae have 15 segments with the third or fourth shortest. The postmentum is broadest before the anterior fifth. The pronotum is 1.5 to 1.7 times as wide as long.

Biology

Host record: red-backed chinquapin (Castanopsis).

Distribution and locality

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. 186 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 periflaviceps accepted Reticulitermes periflaviceps Ping & Xu, 1993 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Reticulitermes periflaviceps Ping & Xu, 1993 accepted
WikidataQ131105523taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileReticulitermes periflaviceps Ping & Xu, 1993 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 periflaviceps 近黄胸散白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-periflaviceps/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_periflaviceps_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Reticulitermes periflaviceps: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-periflaviceps/},
  note         = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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