Sinocapritermes magnus 大华扭白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Sichuan Province: Chonquing Shi
- Distribution
- China, Guizhou, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Chongqing
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Summary
Sinocapritermes magnus 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: Sichuan Province: Chonquing Shi. Distribution: China, Guizhou, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Chongqing.
Etymology
Genus name Sinocapritermes: From Latin Sinae (China) + caper (goat) + termes.
Specific epithet magnus: Latin magnus (large)
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, Guizhou, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Chongqing
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 brownish yellow, mandibles purplish brown, labrum yellow-white with the centre of the dorsal surface pale brown, antennae pale yellow; thorax, abdomen and legs pale yellowish white. Pilosity of the head capsule moderate, the frons rather full, with two pairs of crossed short setae in front of the frontal gland aperture; the anterior and posterior margins of the pronotum each with more than 20 setae. Head capsule rectangular and rather short, head-width index 0.67–0.75, the sides nearly parallel, the posterior margin broadly rounded, the coronal suture distinct and about half the length of the head capsule. In profile the region of the frontal gland aperture is slightly concave and the frontal slope above the aperture rather raised; the frontal gland aperture is a small chitinised tube set in a triangular shallow pit at the centre of the frontal slope. Labrum slightly longer than wide, inclined somewhat to the right, the apex semicircularly incised, the two anterior lateral corners pointed and projecting forwards. Apex of the left mandible hooked with a slight twist behind it, the middle section rather straight; right mandible sabre-shaped, the apex slightly curved and its point directed downwards. Antennae 14 segments, the second and fourth nearly equal in length, the third longer. Pronotum saddle-shaped, the middle of the anterior margin slightly concave, the posterior margin nearly straight. Apical tibial spur formula 2:2:2, tarsi 4-segmented.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier of Sinocapritermes magnus has a brownish yellow head capsule, purple-brown mandibles and a shorter rectangular head with a width index of 0.67 to 0.75. Two pairs of crossed setae stand before the frontal pore, which is a sclerotized tubelet set in a triangular pit on the frontal slope, and each pronotal margin carries about twenty setae. The left mandible hooks at the tip and the right is sword-like with a down-turned point; antennae have 14 segments.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Guizhou, Guangxi and Jiangxi.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 360 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 guangxiensis
- 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 magnus 大华扭白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinocapritermes-magnus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_sinocapritermes_magnus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Sinocapritermes magnus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinocapritermes-magnus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Sinocapritermes magnus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinocapritermes-magnus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -