Sinocapritermes xiushanensis He, 1993 秀山华扭白蚁

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 narrowly rectangular, the sides nearly parallel, the posterior lateral corners rounded, the posterior margin a broad arc; the dorsal margin of the head slightly raised at the frons, sloping from the anterior part of the frons to the clypeus, the slope slightly concave; the fontanelle tube-shaped, situated above the concave slope, the median suture short and less than half the head length. Labrum rectangular, the middle of the anterior margin incised in a U, the two lateral corners long and transparent. Middle section of the left mandible slightly slender, the outer margin arcuate, the apex bent inwards, short and hook-like, the inner margin behind the hook swollen and trapezoidal; right mandible slightly broad and straight, the sides parallel, long and sabre-like, only the anterior part of the inner margin narrowed to the tip. Postmentum narrow and long, the anterior part broad and spherically raised, the waist near the posterior end, the narrowest part less than half the widest. Pronotum broadly saddle-shaped, less than half as long as wide, both the anterior and posterior margins projecting in broad arcs, the central notch of the posterior margin rather distinct. Tibial spur formula 2:2:2, tarsi 4-segmented. Head pale yellow, thorax and abdomen paler than the head, legs nearly the colour of the abdomen; hairs scattered on the head, those of the pronotum few, those of the abdomen rather dense.

Alate

Worker

Nymph

Abstract (from the source)

Biology

Distribution and locality

Xiushan, Sichuan.

Taxonomic notes

Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 369 in the original work) Entries are cited by their number in the original work.