Jugositermes tuberculatus 具瘤岗白蚁
- Type locality
- Cameroon: Bipindi
- Distribution
- Central Africa, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Nigeria
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Summary
Jugositermes tuberculatus is the only extant species of the genus Jugositermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Apicotermitinae). The species was described by Emerson in 1928; the type locality is Cameroon: Bipindi. Distribution: Central Africa, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Nigeria.
Etymology
Genus name Jugositermes: From Latin jugosus (ridged) + termes.
Specific epithet tuberculatus: Latin tuberculatus (tuberculate)
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Apicotermitinae — 68 genera, 241 species
- Genus: Jugositermes — monotypic, 1 species
Distribution
- Distribution records: Central Africa, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Nigeria
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Morphology
The description below is paraphrased from the original or a later revision, by caste; the source is cited at the end.
Diagnostic characters
Soldier: frons steeply inclined (about 45°), two distinct ridges above the antennal bases, the antennal bases set in a groove at one end; left mandible with a small tooth; both mandibles short and very broad, distinctly broader than in the closely related Apicotermes and Allognathotermes; fontanelle opening present but only punctiform and inconspicuous; labrum very small; sides of the head parallel; antennae 15-segmented; fore tibia with 3 apical spurs, mid and hind tibiae with 2 apical spurs each; no pulvillus between the tarsal claws; fore coxa with a large, conspicuous tooth-like process. Type species Jugositermes tuberculatus.
Soldier
Head reddish yellow-brown, the anterior part darker, a dark longitudinal line running from the middle of the head to the rear; head rectangular, sides parallel, posterior margin rounded; the two ridges above the antennal bases distinct, the lower ridge weaker, the antennal bases set in a groove at one end; frons steeply inclined at about 45°; a small wart-like prominence on each side of the dorsal midline, visible in lateral view; setae on the head surface sparse, more numerous on both sides below the antennae; antennae 15-segmented, segment 3 extremely short, shorter than segment 4, segment 4 shorter than segment 2; labrum very small, ligulate, inconspicuous; mandibles large and broad, proportionally short, the marginal teeth of both mandibles very short; fontanelle opening punctiform only, situated slightly anterior to the midline; margins of the pronotum with numerous long setae, the anterior margin with additional short hairs; pronotum narrower than the head, saddle-shaped, sides rather straight and narrowed posteriorly, posterior margin deeply concave with rounded angles, anterior margin concave, with a longitudinal groove in the middle; fore coxa with a large, conspicuous tooth-like process on the anterior side.
This genus is monotypic, containing only this species; the following is the genus-level description based on the original literature; species-level measurements and intraspecific variation are given in the original.
Distribution map
Aggregated from GBIF occurrence records on a 1° grid; only extant taxa of this checklist are used, so fossil records are excluded. Dot size and shade show the number of records inside a cell.
Related papers
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- The ultrastructure of the intramandibular gland in soldiers of the termite Machadotermes rigidus (Blattodea: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae)
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- Phylogeny, Morphology, and Ultrastructure of Sessile, Peritrich Ciliates in Termite Guts, Termitophrya Africana and Doliophrys Denislynnii Gen. Nov., Sp. Nov
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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: Jugositermes tuberculatus 具瘤岗白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/jugositermes-tuberculatus/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_jugositermes_tuberculatus_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Jugositermes tuberculatus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/jugositermes-tuberculatus/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Jugositermes tuberculatus: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/jugositermes-tuberculatus/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -