Cubitermes unknown species

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 : 44

Unknown, new species

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO •, 1 ♀ (queen), 1 soldier, 1 worker; Kasaï , Kondué; 1905; RMCA • 1 soldier, 1 worker; Kinshasa , Bateke Plateau, Duale; Jan. 2011; ULB • 1 soldier, 1 worker; Kinshasa , Bateke Plateau, Bombo-Lumene reserve; 22 Apr. 2017; ULB .

The above were all collected only in Central Africa ( Fig. 16C ).

Figures

Fig. 16. A. Enteric valve of the “finitimus valve pattern”, from a worker of Cubitermes finitimus Schmitz, 1915: note the high density of short setae on the bulges; B. Idem from a soldier of C. finitimus without any bulge but with a high density of short setae on the downstream part on the odd PCs; C. Geographical distribution of the species with the finitimus valve pattern.