Species
Isognathotermes finitimus (Schmitz, 1916)
Nomenclature (8)
- Cubitermes finitimus Schmitz, 1916: 120-124.
Syntypes; queen, soldier, worker/pseudoworker; b0e9fbe4-5d75-46f4-ac99-e3ec9dc07a39; deposited at: American Museum of Natural History, New York (AMNH);
- Cubitermes speciosus Sjöstedt, 1924b: 256.
Syntypes; worker/pseudoworker, soldier, imago/alate; 9b196c12-7740-4014-9eb9-6507f13f2de7; deposited at: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium (RGMC);
- Cubitermes speciosus Sjöstedt, 1924 (subjective synonym of Cubitermes finitimus Schmitz, 1916) in Josens, Deligne, Harry, Roy, Akama, Coulibaly, Dosso, Goergen, Hasson, Kasangij a Kasangij, Kifukieto, Le Ru, Loko, Ndiaye, Roisin, Sion, Šobotnik, Stiblik, Kue Di Kuenda, Traoré, Viage, Wango, Kaymak, Bourguignon & Hellemans, 2025: 56. Classification
- Isognathotermes finitimus (Schmitz, 1916) in Josens, Deligne, Harry, Roy, Akama, Coulibaly, Dosso, Goergen, Hasson, Kasangij a Kasangij, Kifukieto, Le Ru, Loko, Ndiaye, Roisin, Sion, Šobotnik, Stiblik, Kue Di Kuenda, Traoré, Viage, Wango, Kaymak, Bourguignon & Hellemans, 2025: 56. Description/Redescription
Nomenclature references (5)
- Schmitz, H. (1916) Ein neuer Cubitermes vom belgischen Kongo. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie (suppl.), 58(1915), 119–124.
- Sjöstedt, Y. (1924b) Neue Arten und Gattungen Afrikanischer Termiten (vorläufige Mitteilung). Revue Zoologique Africaine (Bruxelles), 12(2), 253–257.
- Hellemans, S., Deligne, J., Roisin, Y. & Josens, G. (2021) Phylogeny and revision of the ‘Cubitermes complex’ termites (Termitidae:Cubitermitinae). Systematic Entomology, 46(1), 224–238. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12458
- Josens, G., Deligne, J., Harry, M., Roy, V., Akama, P.D., Coulibaly, T., Dosso, K., Goergen, G., Hasson, M., Kasangij a Kasangij, P., Kifukieto, C., Le Ru, B., Loko, L.E.Y., Ndiaye, A.B., Roisin, Y., Sion, N., Šobotnik, J., Stiblik, P., Kue Di Kuenda, S., … Hellemans, S. (2025) An integrative revision of the genus Isognathotermes (Termitidae: Cubitermitinae) with description of seven new species and four new subspecies. European Journal of Taxonomy, 1024, 1–197. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1024.3099
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Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
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| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
From the Latin finitimus (bordering, close to) doubtless refers to the proximity of C. finitimus with both C. fungifaber and C. zenkeri, discussed at length by Schmitz in the original description.