散白蚁属（Reticulitermes）的兵蚁头为长方形，两侧平行或**行，头后缘宽圆或稍平直，额平坦至强隆起，额峰间平坦或具沟，囟小，点状，很少突出，上唇舌状，唇端半圆形，具长端毛1对，亚端毛细小或稍长，侧端毛较长、或短或缺。上颚细弱至粗强，军刀状，或弯曲几成钩状，触角14～19节，后颏腰区狭长。前胸背板扁平，足细长，胫节距式3：2：2，跗节4节。腹刺单节，尾须2节。

Reticulitermes is a termite genus in the family Rhinotermitidae.

Reticulitermes flavipes (former santonensis) is found in western France, Reticulitermes grassei in southwestern France, northwestern and southern Spain and Portugal, Reticulitermes banyulensis in the Roussillon region of France and Reticulitermes lucifugus in the Provence region. The subspecies, Reticulitermes lucifugus corsicus is found in Corsica and Sardinia. Reticulitermes urbis, a newly described species is found in urban zones in the southeast of France (Marseille in the west to Italy in the east).