Species Ahamitermes hillii Nicholls, 1929
- Ahamitermes hillii Nicholls, A.G. 1929. A new species of termite from the Eastern Goldfields Region of Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 15: 19-23 [20].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC No. 9115 ♀ alate, 8 miles (13 km) W Kalgoorlie, WA.
Paralectotype(s) ANIC soldier, worker (type colony).Subsequent designation references:
Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [363].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
N to about 28ºN.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: NW coastal, SW coastal, W plateau
Ecological Descriptors
Terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, nests above nursery in mounds and tree nests of Coptotermes acinaciformis acinaciformis and C.a. raffrayi, diet the inner, carton nest material of its host.
General References
Calaby, J.H. 1956. The distribution and biology of the genus Ahamitermes (Isoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 4: 111-124 pl. 1 [112-117] (biology, distribution)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [47] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |