Cubitermes bilobatus 双裂方白蚁
- Type locality
- South Africa: Natal: Estcourt, altitude 3500 ft
- Distribution
- southern Africa, South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania
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Summary
Cubitermes bilobatus is a species and the type species of the genus Cubitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Cubitermitinae). The species was described by Haviland in 1898; the type locality is South Africa: Natal: Estcourt, altitude 3500 ft. Distribution: southern Africa, South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania. This site records 1 junior synonym for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Cubitermes: From Latin cubitus (elbow) + termes.
Specific epithet bilobatus: Latin bi- (two) + lobatus (lobed), two-lobed
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Cubitermitinae — 28 genera, 149 species
- Genus: Cubitermes — 11 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: southern Africa, South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Junior synonyms
This site records 1 junior synonym for the species, listed by its original literature source:
- Cubitermes bilobatus curta Sjöstedt, 1926: 228 — type locality: South Africa: Natal
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonym Cubitermes bilobatus curta; this site treats it under Cubitermes bilobatus.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Haviland, 1898. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
Distribution map
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Related papers
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- Fremde Termitenkolonien in Cubitermes-Nestern
Abstract
- The East African termites of the genus Cubitermes (Isoptera: Termitidae)
Abstract
- Ants Inhabiting Cubitermes Termitaries in African Rain Forest
Abstract
We hypothetized that termitaries of Cubitermes with their alveolate structure might constitute good shelters for ant colonies. We tested this hypothesis in 10 forests of southern Cameroon where we assessed a density of 124.48? 13.6 Cubitermes fungifaber and C banksi termitaries (both active and abandoned) per ha. Our work was undertaken on 725 termitaries among which we distinguished three groups: active, vertical (358); abandoned, vertical (220); and fallen abandoned (147). The rate of termitaries sheltering ant societies is higher for those which are abandoned (92.5% for fallen ones; 83.6% for vertical ones) than for those which are active (43.8%). We recorded 799 ant societies belonging to 37 genera and 151 species, of which 1 1 are undescribed. We found up to six ant colonies per termitary. These termitaries, which are frequent in the understory, thus proved to be good shelters for ant societies. Moreover, this represents one of the highest levels of diversity of ants ever recorded, although these termitaries correspond to a limited area in comparison to that represented by the soil and leaf litter, rotten wood lying on the ground, or trees' trunks and canopy. These results imply that in the rain forest the scarcity of nesting sites is one of the principal factors limiting the populations of ground-dwelling ants. The termitaries sampled also sheltered 103 incipient ant colonies (12.9% of the total number of societies) which belong principally to the Formicinae (71.7% of the societies of Formicinae recorded were incipient; 4.3% for the Ponerinae; 5.9% for the Myrmicinae and 0% for the Cerapachyinae and the Dolichoderinae). Depending on the subfamily, the Cubitermes termitaries are used as shelter only during foundation (Formicinae) or during the entire life cycle (other subfamilies).
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Other species in Cubitermes (10 species)
Cite this species
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GB/T 7714
班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Cubitermes bilobatus 双裂方白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/cubitermes-bilobatus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_cubitermes_bilobatus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Cubitermes bilobatus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/cubitermes-bilobatus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Cubitermes bilobatus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/cubitermes-bilobatus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -