Reticulitermes tibetanus 西藏散白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Tibet: Medog
- Distribution
- China (Tibet)
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Summary
Reticulitermes tibetanus is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Huang & Han in 1988; the type locality is China: Tibet: Medog. Distribution: China (Tibet).
Etymology
Genus name Reticulitermes: From Latin reticulum (little net) + termes.
Specific epithet tibetanus: Named after the locality Tibet
Taxonomic position
- Family: HETEROTERMITIDAE — 3 genera, 229 species
- Genus: Reticulitermes — 140 species
- Type species of the genus: Reticulitermes flavipes
Distribution
- Distribution records: China (Tibet)
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
Apex of the labrum pointed and bluntly rounded, apical setae present, subapical setae distinct, lateral apical setae slender and short, almost indiscernible. Mandibles long and strong, apex rather strongly curved, mandibular basal ridge discernible; length 0.58–0.62 of head capsule length and 0.92–0.98 of head width. Antennae 16–18 segments. Broad region of the postmentum at the anterior sixth, anterior lateral margins trapezoidal and widening posteriorly, the middle section shallowly concave; waist region slender and long, margins parallel, waist constriction index 0.28–0.32. Pronotum kidney-shaped, 1.63–1.74 times as wide as long, anterior margin formed by two intersecting arcs with a prominent incision in the middle, lateral margins and posterior margin forming an arc, posterior margin slightly concave in the middle; about 4 long setae in the middle region.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier's labrum ends in a pointed yet blunt tip, with terminal bristles present, subterminal ones evident and lateral ones too short to see clearly. Mandibles are long and powerful with a strongly curved tip. Antennae have 16 to 18 segments. The postmentum is broadest in the anterior sixth, its front edge trapezoidal, its waist slender with parallel sides. The pronotum is kidney-shaped, 1.63 to 1.74 times wider than long, its front margin formed by two meeting arcs with a marked median notch and about four long hairs.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Medog, Tibet.
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. 151 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.
Related papers
Cached papers for this genus (matched automatically, for reference); to search this species with its junior synonyms merged in, use the literature search.
- Genetic Evidence for the Synonymy of Two Reticulitermes Species: Reticulitermes flavipes and Reticulitermes santonensis
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
Abstract
- Phylogenetic relationships of nearctic Reticulitermes species (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) with particular reference to Reticulitermes arenincola Goellner
Abstract
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Other species in Reticulitermes (139 species)
- Reticulitermes aculabialis
- Reticulitermes aegeus
- Reticulitermes affinis
- Reticulitermes altus
- Reticulitermes amamianus
- Reticulitermes ampliceps
- Reticulitermes ancyleus
- Reticulitermes angustatus
- Reticulitermes angusticephalus
- Reticulitermes arenincola
- Reticulitermes assamensis
- Reticulitermes aurantius
- Reticulitermes balkanensis
- Reticulitermes banyulensis
- Reticulitermes bicristatus
- Reticulitermes bitumulus
- Reticulitermes brachygnathus
- Reticulitermes brevicurvatus
- Reticulitermes cancrifemuris
- Reticulitermes castanus
- Reticulitermes chayuensis
- Reticulitermes chinensis
- Reticulitermes choui
- Reticulitermes chryseus
- Reticulitermes citrinus
- Reticulitermes clypeatus
- Reticulitermes coelceps
- Reticulitermes conus
- Reticulitermes croceus
- Reticulitermes curticeps
- Reticulitermes curvatus
- Reticulitermes cymbidii
- Reticulitermes dabieshanensis
- Reticulitermes dantuensis
- Reticulitermes dayongensis
- Reticulitermes dinghuensis
- Reticulitermes emei
- Reticulitermes fengduensis
- Reticulitermes flaviceps
- Reticulitermes flavipes
139 species in this genus. See all species on the genus page →
Cite this species
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Reticulitermes tibetanus 西藏散白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-tibetanus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_tibetanus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Reticulitermes tibetanus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-tibetanus/},
note = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Reticulitermes tibetanus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-tibetanus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -