Sinocapritermes guangxiensis 桂华扭白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Guangxi Zizhiqu: Dayao Mountain of Jinxiu Yaozu Zizhixian
- Distribution
- China
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Summary
Sinocapritermes guangxiensis is a species of the genus Sinocapritermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Mirocapritermitinae). The species was described by Ping & Xu in 1986; the type locality is China: Guangxi Zizhiqu: Dayao Mountain of Jinxiu Yaozu Zizhixian. Distribution: China.
Etymology
Genus name Sinocapritermes: From Latin Sinae (China) + caper (goat) + termes.
Specific epithet guangxiensis: Named after the locality Guangx
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Mirocapritermitinae — 14 genera, 135 species
- Genus: Sinocapritermes — 16 species
- Type species of the genus: Sinocapritermes sinensis
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 capsule yellowish brown, mandibles blackish brown, labrum yellow-white with the dorsal surface darker, antennae pale yellowish brown with the articulations slightly paler, thorax, abdomen and legs pale yellowish white. Pilosity of the head capsule moderate, the frons rather full, with a pair of short crossed setae in front of the frontal gland aperture; the anterior and posterior margins of the pronotum each with 20 to more than 30 setae. Head capsule rectangular, head-width index 0.63–0.65, the sides nearly parallel, the posterior margin broadly rounded; coronal suture distinct, about half the length of the head capsule. In profile the dorsal margin of the head slopes gradually backwards from the top of the frons, the frontal slope about 30°. Labrum slightly longer than wide, inclined somewhat to the right, the apex deeply U-shaped incised, the anterior lateral corners pointed and projecting forwards. Apex of the left mandible hooked, the mandibular body behind the hook bar-like, slightly twisted into an S from the anterior third backwards; right mandible sabre-shaped, the apex slightly curved, the inner margin of the mandibular base with two small blunt tooth-like projections. Antennae 14 segments, the second the shortest, the third the longest. Pronotum saddle-shaped, the middle of the anterior margin cut in as a triangle. Apical tibial spur formula 2:2:2.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
Sinocapritermes guangxiensis has a yellowish brown head capsule with blackish brown mandibles and a yellow-white labrum. The head is rectangular, its width index 0.63 to 0.65, with nearly parallel sides and a broad rounded rear margin; the coronal suture reaches half the head length and the frontal slope inclines at about 30 degrees. The labrum is longer than wide with a deep U-shaped notch, and the left mandible twists in an S-curve while the right is sword-like with two blunt basal teeth. Antennae have 14 segments.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Mount Dayao, Jinxiu, Guangxi.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 359 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.
- Notes on the genus Sinocapritermes (Isoptera: Termitidae) from China, with description of a new species
Abstract
The genus Sinocapritermes is briefly reviewed, and a new species described. A key is also provided to the twelve species of Sinocapritermes recorded from China to date.
- Structure and function of subterranean gallery systems of soil-feeding termites Pericapritermes nitobei and Sinocapritermes mushae
Abstract
- 华扭螱属(Sinocapritermes)一新种(等翅目:螱科)
Abstract
1986年4月,作者在浙江省天目山自然保护区采集的一种扭(尉虫)族(Capritermitini)标本,原拟归入基扭(尉虫)属CoxocapritermesAkhtar,现见平正明和徐月莉(1986)发表的华扭(尉虫)属新属(Sinocapritermes),其属征如下所示: 1.兵(尉虫),头亮被毛适度至较密。头长
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Other species in Sinocapritermes (15 species)
- Sinocapritermes albipennis
- Sinocapritermes fujianensis
- Sinocapritermes magnus
- Sinocapritermes mushae
- Sinocapritermes parvulus
- Sinocapritermes planifrons
- Sinocapritermes pratensis
- Sinocapritermes sinensis
- Sinocapritermes sinicus
- Sinocapritermes songtaoensis
- Sinocapritermes tianmuensis
- Sinocapritermes vicinus
- Sinocapritermes xiai
- Sinocapritermes xiushanensis
- Sinocapritermes yunnanensis
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: Sinocapritermes guangxiensis 桂华扭白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinocapritermes-guangxiensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_sinocapritermes_guangxiensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Sinocapritermes guangxiensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinocapritermes-guangxiensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Sinocapritermes guangxiensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinocapritermes-guangxiensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -