Sinonasutitermes mediocris 居中华象白蚁
- Type locality
- China: Guangxi Province: Longsheng
- Distribution
- China
List： English (genus page) · 中文 · Español
Summary
Sinonasutitermes mediocris is a species of the genus Sinonasutitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Ping & Xu in 1991; the type locality is China: Guangxi Province: Longsheng. Distribution: China.
Etymology
Genus name Sinonasutitermes: From Latin Sinae (China) + nasutus (nasute) + termes.
Specific epithet mediocris: Latin mediocris (moderate, middling)
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
- Genus: Sinonasutitermes — 11 species
- Type species of the genus: Sinonasutitermes dimorphus
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 yellowish brown, the tip of the nasus reddish brown, the base of the nasus and the antennae brownish yellow, thorax and abdomen pale brownish yellow, legs pale yellow; head nearly bare, the tip of the nasus with a few short hairs. Large form: head flattened-round, wider than long, the middle of the sides bulging, the posterior margin broadly rounded; nasus a stout cone, shorter than the head, slightly upturned in profile with the tip about level with the top of the head, the base of the nasus shallowly concave, the angle between nasus and head slightly greater than 110°; apical spine of the mandibles short and small. Antennae 13 segments, the second the shortest, the third about twice the second, the fourth slightly longer than the second. The anterior raised part of the pronotum strongly sclerotised and with a median incision. Small form: pilosity as in the large form but paler; head circular and slightly long, longer than wide, nasus shorter than the head, slightly upturned in profile with the tip about level with the top of the head, the base of the nasus rather deeply concave, the angle about 110°; antennae 12 segments, the second the shortest, the third about 1.5 times the second, the fourth shorter and stouter than the third; anterior and posterior margins of the pronotum nearly straight.
Alate
Worker
Nymph
Abstract (from the source)
Soldiers have a yellowish brown head with a reddish brown nasus tip. The large form has a flat-rounded head bulging at the sides, a stout conical nasus shorter than the head and only slightly upturned in profile, and thirteen antennal segments, the second shortest. The small form is paler, with a rounder, longer head, a deeper nasal base, twelve antennal segments, and nearly straight pronotal margins.
Biology
Distribution and locality
Fujian, and Shixing, Guangdong.
Taxonomic notes
Source: Huang Fusheng et al. (2000), Fauna Sinica, Insecta vol. 17, Isoptera, Science Press. (entry no. 445 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.
- Three new Species of new Genus Sinonasutitermes of Subfamily Nasutitermitinae From China (Isoptera:Termitidae)
Abstract
- 中国华象白蚁属的分类(等翅目:白蚁科:象白蚁亚科)
Abstract
华象白蚁属Sinonasutitermes Li建立于1986年.李桂祥、平正明(1986)报告四种.本文现记述六新种和二新组合,将大鼻象白蚁Nasutitermes grandinasus Tsai et Chen和扁头象白蚁N. platycephalus Ping et Xu移入本属;前者原记述触角12节,现作为该种小兵,后者1988年原记述的鼻长有误.现附入重新测量的量度.列表对我国已知12种的不同兵型作出检索,供作鉴别.该属目前仅局限分布在我国东南部的
Papers on this species, synonyms included → OpenAlex Google Scholar CNKI
Abstracts come from open metadata; copyright remains with the original authors/publishers. For reference only — please check the original.
Other species in Sinonasutitermes (10 species)
Cite this species
Citation strings are generated from the fields of this page; please keep the DOI and the version number when citing.
GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Sinonasutitermes mediocris 居中华象白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinonasutitermes-mediocris/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_sinonasutitermes_mediocris_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Sinonasutitermes mediocris: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinonasutitermes-mediocris/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Sinonasutitermes mediocris: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/sinonasutitermes-mediocris/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -