Species Amitermes innoxius Gay, 1968
- Amitermes innoxius Gay, F.J. 1968. A contribution to the systematics of the genus Amitermes (Isoptera: Termitidae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 16: 405-457 [427].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC No. 9097 soldier, Eurardy homestead, 90 miles (144 km) N Geraldton, WA.
Paratype(s) ANIC worker (morphotype); ANIC series No. 10 10437 nymphs, soldiers, workers (type colony).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Barrow Is.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Pilbara (PIL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin
- Western Australia: NW coastal, SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, nest unknown, apparently subterranean, diet unknown.
General References
Gay, F.J. 1968. A contribution to the systematics of the genus Amitermes (Isoptera: Termitidae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 16: 405-457 [428] (biology)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [60] (distribution)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |