Reticulitermes yizhangensis 宜章散白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Hunan Province: Yizhang
- Distribution
- China
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Summary
Reticulitermes yizhangensis is a species of the genus Reticulitermes, in the family HETEROTERMITIDAE. The species was described by Huang & Tong in 1980; the type locality is China: Hunan Province: Yizhang. Distribution: China.
Etymology
Genus name Reticulitermes: From Latin reticulum (little net) + termes.
Specific epithet yizhangensis: Named after the locality Yizhang
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 dark brown, thorax dark yellow, pilosity of the head capsule sparse. Head capsule rectangular, head-width index 0.53–0.54, lateral margins nearly parallel, slightly contracted near the middle, posterior margin broadly rounded. Frontal peaks distinct, shallowly concave between them. Labrum ligulate, apical, subapical and lateral apical setae present. Mandibles short and stout, apex rather curved; length 0.46–0.47 times head capsule length and 0.88 times head width. Antennae 15–16 segments. Broad region of the postmentum at the anterior sixth, waist region narrow and long, waist constriction index 0.33–0.35. Pronotum ob-trapezoidal, 1.52–1.57 times as wide as long, anterior margin shallowly concave, posterior margin nearly straight; about 30 setae in the middle region.
Alate
Head chestnut brown, pronotum, postmentum and tibiae yellow with a brownish tinge, labrum, postclypeus, antennae, femora and wings from yellowish brown to brownish yellow. Head capsule circular and slightly elongate, fontanelle dot-like, 0.47 and 0.54 from the frontal margin, the median suture of the head indiscernible. In profile the vertex is mound-shaped, the postclypeus projecting but distinctly lower than the vertex. Compound eyes nearly circular, protrusion 6%, short diameter slightly greater than or equal to the distance from the compound eye to the lower margin of the head; ocelli nearly circular, short diameter nearly equal to the ocellus–compound eye distance. Antennae 16–17 segments. Pronotum about 1.52 times as wide as long, anterior margin straight, posterior margin with a shallow notch in the middle.
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier has a pale yellow head with sparse setae, a rectangular capsule 0.53 to 0.54 as wide as long, slightly constricted near the middle, and a broadly rounded hind margin. Frontal peaks are distinct with a shallow notch, the labrum is ligulate with three kinds of setae, and mandibles are short and stout, 0.46 times the head length. Antennae have 15 to 16 segments. Alates are chestnut brown with a round head, eyes protruding six per cent, and 16 to 17 antennal segments.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Yizhang, Hunan.
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. 197 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
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- 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 yizhangensis 宜章散白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-yizhangensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_reticulitermes_yizhangensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Reticulitermes yizhangensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-yizhangensis/},
note = {HETEROTERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Reticulitermes yizhangensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/reticulitermes-yizhangensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -