Cubitermes zulucola Sjöstedt, 1924

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 : 35

Cubitermes zulucola Sjöstedt, 1924

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA • 1 soldier, lectotype (designated by Ruelle 1971); Kwazulu-Natal, Hlabisa ; 29 Sep. 1922; PPRI, registration number: 0 2129 • 1 ♀ (alate), 1 soldier, paralectotypes; same data as preceding; PPRI • 1 soldier, 1 worker; Kwazulu-Natal, Hlabisa ; 2 Aug. 1921; AMNH • 1 soldier, 1 worker; Kwazulu-Natal, Somkele ; 25 Apr. 1935; AMNH .

The above were collected in Central and Southern Africa ( Fig. 12C ).

Figures

Fig. 12. A. Enteric valve of the “bilobatus valve pattern”, from a worker of Cubitermes bilobatus (Haviland, 1898): note the irregular scattering of the spines of the secondary cushions; B. Idem from a soldier of C. bilobatus; C. Geographical distribution of the species with the bilobatus valve pattern.