Cubitermes weissi Silvestri, 1912

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 : 37

Cubitermes weissi Silvestri, 1912

CONGO • 1 ♀ (alate), 1 soldier, 1 worker, syntypes; Brazzaville; 1907?; IEAP • 1 soldier, 1 worker; Brazzaville; 8 Jun. 1946; RMCA .

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO • 2 ♀♀ (queens), 2 soldiers, 2 workers (two samples); Kinshasa , Bateke Plateau near Menkao; 29 Jan. 1972; RMCA • 1 soldier, 1 worker; Kinshasa , Bateke Plateau, Bombo-Lumene reserve; 15 Dec. 2012; ULB .

The above were collected in West, Central and Southern Africa ( Fig. 13C ).

Figures

Fig. 13. A. Enteric valve of the “bilobatodes valve pattern”, from a worker of Cubitermes bilobatodes Silvestri 1912: note the spearhead-shape of the secondary cushions; B. Idem from a soldier of C. bilobatodes; C. Geographical distribution of the species with the bilobatodes valve pattern.