Cubitermes oculatus, Silvestri, 1914

Josens, Guy & Deligne, Jean, 2019, Species groups in the genus Cubitermes (Isoptera: Termitidae) defined on the basis of enteric valve morphology, European Journal of Taxonomy 515, pp. 1-72 : 47

Undetermined samples in C. oculatus valve pattern group

BURKINA FASO • 1 soldier, 1 worker; Pâ ; 16 Jul. 2014; ULB • 3 soldiers, 3 workers (three samples); Tiogo ; Aug. 2016; ULB • 2 soldiers, 2 workers (two samples); Bana ; Aug. 2016; ULB • 2 soldiers, 2 workers (two samples); Bama ; Aug. 2016; ULB • 1 soldier, 1 worker; Bala ; 18 Jul. 2014; ULB • 1 soldier, 1 worker; Bekuy ; Aug. 2016; ULB .

SENEGAL • 1 soldier, 1 worker; Kedougou; 23 May 2014; ULB • 1 soldier, 1 worker; Sabodala ; 17 Aug. 2009; ULB • 1 ♀ (alate), 1 soldier, 1 worker; Fimela ; 24 Apr. 2010; ULB • 1 soldier, 1 worker; Diouroup ; 19 Nov. 2016; ULB • 2 soldiers, 2 workers; Wassadou (two samples); 22 Nov. 2016; ULB • 1 soldier, 1 worker; Casamance, Bougnery ; 11 Jul. 2017; ULB .

The above were only collected in West African rather dry savannas ( Fig. 18C ).

Figures

Fig. 18. A. Enteric valve of the “sankurensis valve pattern”, from a worker of Cubitermes sankurensis Wasmann, 1911: note the narrowness of the secondary cushions in their upstream thirds; B. Idem from a soldier of C. sankurensis; C. Idem from an imago, unopened and seen in profile, of C. orthognathus (Emerson, 1928); D. The same as C, opened: the spatula on PC3 is only sketched (arrow), PC4 is lacking (damaged); E. Idem from a worker of C. proximatus Silvestri, 1914, unopened and seen in profile, the spatulae stick out of the valve into the second paunch, the contour of which is marked as a dotted line; F. The same as E unopened and seen from behind; A to F at the same scale; G. Geographical distribution of species with the sankurensis valve pattern.