Sinocapritermes mushae 台湾华扭白蚁
- Type locality
- Taiwan: Nanto: Musha
- Distribution
- Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, China, Japan
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Summary
Sinocapritermes mushae is a species of the genus Sinocapritermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Mirocapritermitinae). The species was described by Oshima & Maki in 1919; the type locality is Taiwan: Nanto: Musha. Distribution: Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, China, Japan.
Etymology
Genus name Sinocapritermes: From Latin Sinae (China) + caper (goat) + termes.
Specific epithet mushae: Named after Musha (Wushe), Nantou, Taiwan
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: Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, China, Japan
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 brownish yellow or reddish brown, antennae, labrum and the remaining mouthparts yellow-white, mandibles reddish brown to blackish brown, thorax pale yellow, abdomen white and opaque. Head, thorax and abdomen all bearing numerous hairs, the head held downwards and not parallel with the thorax and abdomen. Head flattened-cylindrical, about two-thirds as wide as long (to the mandibular base), the posterior part roundly arched, the sides nearly parallel, the anterior part slightly narrowed, the median longitudinal suture of the posterior dorsum distinct and not reaching the mid-point of the head. Antennae 14 segments, the first long and large, the second small and cylindrical, about half as long as the first and equal in length to the fourth. Labrum more than one and a half times as long as wide, with sabre-like projections on either side of the apex. Fontanelle a small shallow pit at one-fifth of the head from the front, with a groove in front of it extending to the postclypeus. Postmentum projecting distinctly on the ventral surface. Mandibles long and sabre-like, twisted in a sloping manner, the left more strongly curved and hooked at the tip, the right rather straight and also hooked at the apex. Pronotum distinctly narrower than the head, saddle-shaped, its anterior part raised, the centres of the anterior and posterior margins almost without incisions.
Alate
Head black; postclypeus, antennae, labrum, labial palps, maxillary palps, pronotum, abdominal tergites and sternites, legs and wings all dark brown, slightly paler than the head. Body densely covered with hairs.
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier of Sinocapritermes mushae has a brownish yellow to reddish brown head, reddish to blackish brown mandibles, a pale yellow thorax and a white opaque abdomen. The head is a flattened cylinder about two thirds as wide as long, hanging below the body, with a suture not reaching mid-length. The labrum is more than twice as long as wide with sword-like apical processes. Mandibles are long, sword-like and twisted. Alates are black-headed with dark brown wings and dense hairs.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Wushe, Taiwan; Zhejiang; Jian'ou, Pinghe and Changting, Fujian; Chongqing; Guangxi; Shaoguan and Zhanjiang, Guangdong; Hainan; Mount Dawei, Pingbian, Yunnan (altitude 1500 m).
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 361 in the original work) Entries are cited by their number in the original work.
Distribution map
Aggregated from GBIF occurrence records on a 1° grid; only extant taxa of this checklist are used, so fossil records are excluded. Dot size and shade show the number of records inside a cell.
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 magnus
- 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 mushae 台湾华扭白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinocapritermes-mushae/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_sinocapritermes_mushae_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Sinocapritermes mushae: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinocapritermes-mushae/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Sinocapritermes mushae: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinocapritermes-mushae/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -