Nitiditermes sankurensis 桑库鲁净白蚁
- Type locality
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sankuru (Kassai)
- Distribution
- Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Summary
Nitiditermes sankurensis is a species of the genus Nitiditermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Cubitermitinae). The species was described by Wasmann in 1911; the type locality is Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sankuru (Kassai). Distribution: Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe. This site records 3 junior synonyms for the species.
Etymology
Genus name Nitiditermes: From Latin nitidus (shining) + termes.
Specific epithet sankurensis: Named after Sankuru, Congo
Taxonomic position
- Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
- Subfamily: Cubitermitinae — 28 genera, 149 species
- Genus: Nitiditermes — 15 species
- Type species of the genus: Nitiditermes berghei
Distribution
- Distribution records: Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.
Junior synonyms
This site records 3 junior synonyms for the species, listed by their original literature source:
- Eutermes (Cubitermes) cubicephalus Sjöstedt, 1913: 354-391 — type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Luluabourg
- Eutermes sibitiensis Sjöstedt, 1925: 54 — type locality: Congo: Indo, Sibiti
- Cubitermes sankurensis elongata Sjöstedt, 1926: 230 — type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo: ?
In older literature, regional checklists and database searches, this species may appear under the synonyms above (Eutermes (Cubitermes) cubicephalus, Eutermes sibitiensis, Cubitermes sankurensis elongata); this site treats them all under Nitiditermes sankurensis.
Morphology
A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Wasmann, 1911. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.
Distribution map
No GBIF record with coordinates was found for this species.
Related papers
Cached papers for this genus (matched automatically, for reference); to search this species with its junior synonyms merged in, use the literature search.
- Agronomical potentiality of termite mound soils in a transitional zone in central Côte d’Ivoire
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- Phylogeny and revision of the ‘ Cubitermes complex’ termites ( Termitidae : Cubitermitinae )
Abstract
The phylogeny of the genus Cubitermes Wasmann was reconstructed using two mitochondrial genes ( COI and COII ) and a fragment of the nuclear 28S rDNA, including samples of Apilitermes Holmgren, Crenetermes Silvestri, Megagnathotermes Silvestri and Thoracotermes Wasmann. Based on our analyses, we recovered these genera within a paraphyletic Cubitermes clade. Cubitermes species are distributed between five main clades, highly reflective of their enteric valve armatures (EVAs). Consequently, Cubitermes is here divided into five monophyletic genera based on phylogenetic analyses and EVAs: Cubitermes ( sensu stricto ), Isognathotermes Sjöstedt, Nitiditermes Emerson, Polyspathotermes Josens & Deligne, gen.n., and Ternicubitermes Josens & Deligne, gen.n. Moreover, the two species of Megagnathotermes included in this study, exhibiting different EVAs, are phylogenetically distant: M. katangensis Sjöstedt belongs in the genus Polyspathotermes, while M. notandus Silvestri remains as a monotypic genus. During the evolution of the Cubitermes complex, sclerotized EVA spatulae appeared twice independently: three or six spatulae in Polyspathotermes ( sulcifrons and oblectatus patterns) and two jaw‐like spatulae in Nitiditermes ( sankurensis pattern), which is absent in some species ( oculatus pattern). Zoobank registration: http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:576AAFF8‐63C6‐4962‐A8F5‐75C9317AEA7B.
- Testing the infrared technique in identifying termite species based on indigenous knowledge
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Other species in Nitiditermes (14 species)
- Nitiditermes aemulus
- Nitiditermes anatruncatus
- Nitiditermes berghei
- Nitiditermes curtatus
- Nitiditermes fulvus
- Nitiditermes niokoloensis
- Nitiditermes oculatus
- Nitiditermes orthognathus
- Nitiditermes proximatus
- Nitiditermes schereri
- Nitiditermes sierraleonicus
- Nitiditermes testaceus
- Nitiditermes truncatoides
- Nitiditermes truncatus
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: Nitiditermes sankurensis 桑库鲁净白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nitiditermes-sankurensis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.
BibTeX
@misc{isoptera_nitiditermes_sankurensis_2026,
author = {班奈特格林},
title = {Nitiditermes sankurensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
year = {2026},
version = {2026.10.30},
howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nitiditermes-sankurensis/},
note = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}
RIS
TY - ELEC TI - Nitiditermes sankurensis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites) AU - 班奈特格林 PY - 2026 UR - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/nitiditermes-sankurensis/ DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836 ER -