Cubitermes zenkeri ( Desneux, 1904 )

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 : 42

Cubitermes zenkeri ( Desneux, 1904)

CAMEROON • 1 ♀ (alate), 1 soldier, 1 worker, syntypes; 1904?; NHMM • 1 ♀ (queen), 1 ♀ (alate), 1 soldier, 1 worker; Bipindi ?; 1904?; AMNH .

The above were collected in West, Central and East Africa ( Fig. 15D ).

Figures

Fig. 15. A. Enteric valve of the “fungifaber valve pattern”, from a worker of Cubitermes fungifaber (Sjöstedt, 1896): note the crest on PC5 which is twisted; B. Idem from a soldier of C. fungifaber without any crest on the odd PCs; C. Idem from an imago of C. fungifaber without any crest on the odd PCs; A, B and C at the same scale; D. Geographical distribution of the species with the fungifaber valve pattern.