Abstract: he wing microsculpturing in three species of Kalotermitidae (Cryptoterrnes pingyangensis, C. havilandi, lncisitermes laterangularis) and two species of Hodotermitidae (Hodotermopsis orientalis, H. yui) was studied by scanning electron microscopy. The types of microsculpturing found are as following: papillae: width 5.0-20.61μm, length 3.0-17.7μm, with density of about 2070-3575 papillae/mm2 at the central wing surface; tubercles: diameter 15.0-586μm, with density of about282-356 tubercles/mm2 at the central wing surface; pimpules: diameter 2.4-4.8μm.Besides these, hairs with 11-57μm long were also found. There was no obvious difference between the fore-and hind-wing and between the ventral-and dorsal-surface of the wings. The systematic and biological significance of the wing microsculpturing in termites is discussed.

Key words: termite——wing microsculpturing——scanning electron micros- copy