Reticulitermes xingyiensis Ping & Xu, 1983 兴义散白蚁

Species

Type locality: China: Guizhou Province: Xingyi County
Distribution: China

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Summary

Reticulitermes xingyiensis is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Ping & Xu in 1983; the type locality is China: Guizhou Province: Xingyi County. Distribution: China.

Etymology

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

Specific epithet xingyiensis: Named after the locality Xingy

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, antennae paler, labrum darker, mandibles bright brown; thorax and abdomen white with a yellowish tinge. Head capsule rectangular and slightly elongate, head-width index 0.54–0.6, lateral margins parallel, posterior margin nearly straight. Frontal peaks raised. Labrum ligulate, the semi-transparent apex broadly and roundly projecting, apical, lateral apical and subapical setae all rather distinct. Mandibles rather slender and straight, shorter than the head width but more than half the head capsule length. About 9 setae along the margin of the lacinia. Postmentum slightly broad, waist constriction index 0.31–0.37, the ratio of the narrowest part to the head width about 1:7 and to the postmental length about 1:7.9 to 1:9.8. Antennae 15–16 segments. Anterior and posterior margins of the pronotum almost straight, lateral margins sloping posteriorly, anterior margin with a shallow U-shaped concavity in the middle, posterior margin slightly concave forwards, median emargination index about 13%. Setae in the middle region of the thoracic tergites: about 30 or more on each of the pronotum and mesonotum, about 20 on the metanotum.

Alate

Worker

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

Soldiers have a pale yellow head, a slightly elongate rectangular capsule with parallel sides and a nearly straight hind margin, and raised frontal peaks. The labrum is ligulate with a translucent, broadly rounded tip and distinct apical, lateral and subapical setae. Mandibles are slender and straight, shorter than the head width but longer than half its length; antennae have 15 to 16 segments. The postmentum is broad with a waist index of 0.31 to 0.37. The pronotum is almost straight at both margins.

Biology

Host: Armand pine (Pinus armandii).

Distribution and locality

Xingyi, Guizhou (altitude 1700 m).

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. 196 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 xingyiensis accepted Reticulitermes xingyiensis Ping & Xu, 1983 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Reticulitermes xingyiensis Ping & Xu, 1983 accepted
WikidataQ131105553taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileReticulitermes xingyiensis Ping & Xu, 1983 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)

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GB/T 7714

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Reticulitermes xingyiensis 兴义散白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-xingyiensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_xingyiensis_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Reticulitermes xingyiensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-xingyiensis/},
  note         = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

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