Reticulitermes subligulosus Ping & Xu, 1992 近舌唇散白蚁

Species

Type locality: China: Hubei Province: Xingshan County
Distribution: China

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Summary

Reticulitermes subligulosus is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Ping & Xu in 1992; the type locality is China: Hubei Province: Xingshan County. Distribution: China.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet subligulosus: From subligul + osus

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 brown, pilosity moderate. Head capsule rectangular, head-width index 0.62–0.65, lateral margins parallel, posterior margin broadly rounded, frontal region flat. Labrum ligulate, apex bluntly rounded, apical and subapical setae together with the longer lateral apical setae present. Mandibles nearly straight at the apex and slightly curved; length 0.57–0.63 of head capsule length and 0.92–0.99 of head width. Antennae 14–15 segments. Broad region of the postmentum at the anterior fifth; waist region slender and short, its sides broadly arcuate towards front and rear, waist constriction index 0.26–0.29. Pronotum kidney-shaped, about 1.46–1.56 times as wide as long, anterior and posterior margins both shallowly concave in the middle, the anterior slightly deeper, lateral margins converging steeply posteriorly; about 20 setae in the middle region.

Alate

Worker

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

The soldier is pale yellow with brown mandibles and moderate pilosity. Its head is rectangular with an index of 0.62 to 0.65, parallel sides and a broadly rounded hind margin. The labrum is tongue-shaped with a blunt rounded tip; terminal, subterminal and fairly long lateral bristles are present. Mandibles are nearly straight with slightly curved tips. Antennae have 14 or 15 segments. The postmentum bears a short narrow waist whose sides form wide arcs. The kidney-shaped pronotum is about 1.5 times wider than long, the front notch being deeper.

Biology

Host: Henry's chestnut (Castanea henryi).

Distribution and locality

Xingshan, Hubei.

Taxonomic notes

The letters of the genus name are defective in the original work, printed as Reticuliter mes; this is in fact Reticulitermes, the same genus name as used on this site.

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 149 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 subligulosus accepted Reticulitermes subligulosus Ping & Xu, 1992 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Reticulitermes subligulosus Ping & Xu, 1992 accepted
WikidataQ131105537taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileReticulitermes subligulosus Ping & Xu, 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 subligulosus 近舌唇散白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-subligulosus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_subligulosus_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Reticulitermes subligulosus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-subligulosus/},
  note         = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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