Roonwalitermes wadhwai 沃德瓦鲁恩沃白蚁
- Type locality
- India: Meghalaya: Mawphlang
- Distribution
- India
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Summary
Roonwalitermes wadhwai is the only extant species of the genus Roonwalitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Bose in 1997; the type locality is India: Meghalaya: Mawphlang. Distribution: India.
Etymology
Genus name Roonwalitermes: Named after the termite taxonomist M. L. Roonwal; -termes from Latin termes.
Specific epithet wadhwai: Named after Wadhwa
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
- Genus: Roonwalitermes — monotypic, 1 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: India
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Morphology
The description below is paraphrased from the original or a later revision, by caste; the source is cited at the end.
Diagnostic characters
Monotypic genus endemic to north-eastern India. Soldier dimorphic: major soldier with the head capsule globular, not constricted behind the antennae, abruptly narrowed anteriorly into a long, narrow cylindrical nasus (almost as long as the head), antennae 13-segmented; minor soldier with the head pyriform, antennae 11–12-segmented. Worker antennae 13-segmented, postclypeus only slightly raised (about one-quarter as long as wide).
Soldier
Dimorphic. Major soldier: head capsule globular, not constricted behind the antennae, densely covered with fine hairs; anterior part abruptly narrowed into a long, narrow, cylindrical nasus almost as long as the head; in lateral view the head capsule is slightly incurved at the base of the nasus; antennae 13-segmented, segment 3 long, narrow, club-shaped, segment 4 shortest; mandibles vestigial, each with a short spine-like process and without teeth; pronotum strongly saddle-shaped; legs slender, tibial spur formula 2:2:2, tarsi 4-segmented. Minor soldier: head pyriform, not constricted behind the antennae; anterior part narrowed into a long, narrow nasus, with a weak swelling at the base of the nasus in lateral view; antennae 11–12-segmented; mandibles vestigial, with short spines; pronotum and legs as in the major soldier.
Worker
Head subcircular; frontal gland pore circular; coronal suture present; antennae 13-segmented, the segments short and broadly rounded; postclypeus weakly raised, about one-quarter as long as wide; mandibles with an apical tooth and 2 marginal teeth, the apical tooth and marginal tooth 1 subequal in length, the angle between them narrow; left mandible with the posterior margin of marginal tooth 1 long and straight, marginal tooth 2 short and triangular, the margin between marginal tooth 2 and the molar plate strongly incurved, the molar prominence small and pointed; right mandible with the posterior margin of marginal tooth 1 longer than the anterior margin, marginal tooth 2 short with a long, straight posterior margin, the molar plate about 1.25 times the posterior margin of marginal tooth 2; pronotum and legs as in the soldier.
This genus is monotypic, containing only this species; the following is the genus-level description based on the original literature; species-level measurements and intraspecific variation are given in the original.
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Roonwalitermes wadhwai 沃德瓦鲁恩沃白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/roonwalitermes-wadhwai/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_roonwalitermes_wadhwai_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Roonwalitermes wadhwai: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/roonwalitermes-wadhwai/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Roonwalitermes wadhwai: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/roonwalitermes-wadhwai/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -