Sinocapritermes sinicus 中国华扭白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Guangxi Province: Huashuichong Forest: Hexian
- Distribution
- China
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Summary
Sinocapritermes sinicus is a species of the genus Sinocapritermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Mirocapritermitinae). The species was described by Li & Xiao in 1989; the type locality is China: Guangxi Province: Huashuichong Forest: Hexian. Distribution: China.
Etymology
Genus name Sinocapritermes: From Latin Sinae (China) + caper (goat) + termes.
Specific epithet sinicus: Named after the locality Sin
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
Body medium-sized. Head and antennae yellow, mandibles reddish brown, labrum white; thoracic tergites and legs pale yellow, abdomen pale white. Head with sparse long hairs, those around the frontal gland aperture on the frons more numerous; labrum usually with 6–8 long setae; the anterior and posterior margins of the pronotum also with many long hairs; postmentum sparsely hairy, with only a few long and short hairs at the anterior end. Head rectangular, longer than wide, the sides parallel; head suture distinct, not reaching the mid-point of the head, in profile slightly depressed from the suture to the middle of the posterior margin. Fontanelle at the centre of the frons, distinctly depressed from the fontanelle to the postclypeus, appearing in profile as a longitudinal groove. Labrum rectangular, inclined to the right, the anterior margin concave, the two lateral corners projecting as points. Mandibles asymmetrical, the left slightly twisted and hooked at the tip, the right rather straight with a slight hook at the tip. Anterior part of the postmentum rather broad, the narrowest part of the waist near the middle and slightly behind it. Antennae 14 segments, the fourth rather short. Middle of the anterior margin of the pronotum slightly concave, the posterior margin without a distinct incision. Apical spur arrangement 2:2:2, tarsi 4-segmented.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
The soldier has a yellow head and antennae, reddish brown mandibles and a white labrum; the thorax and legs are pale yellow and the abdomen whitish. The head is rectangular, longer than wide with parallel sides, the coronal suture distinct but not reaching the middle, and the fontanelle lies at the centre of the frons. The labrum is rectangular and deflected to the right, its front margin concave and its side angles needle-like. The left mandible is slightly twisted with a hooked tip, the right straighter.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Ningming, Guangxi; Mount Meihua and Mount Daiyun, Fujian.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 365 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 magnus
- Sinocapritermes mushae
- Sinocapritermes parvulus
- Sinocapritermes planifrons
- Sinocapritermes pratensis
- Sinocapritermes sinensis
- 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 sinicus 中国华扭白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinocapritermes-sinicus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_sinocapritermes_sinicus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Sinocapritermes sinicus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinocapritermes-sinicus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Sinocapritermes sinicus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinocapritermes-sinicus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -