Species Amitermes pallidiceps Gay, 1969
- Amitermes pallidiceps Gay, F.J. 1969. Amitermes pallidiceps, a new name for A. pallidus Gay (Isoptera: Termitidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 8: 112 [112] [nom. nov. for A. pallidus Gay, 1968].
- Amitermes pallidus Gay, F.J. 1968. A contribution to the systematics of the genus Amitermes (Isoptera: Termitidae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 16: 405-457 [435] [junior homonym of Amitermes pallidus Light, 1932].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC No. 9103 ♂ alate, 1 mile (1.6 km) N Upper Swan, WA.
Paratype(s) ANIC soldier, worker (morphotypes); ANIC series No. 10 8328 alates, nymph, soldier, workers (type colony).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: 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 [436] (biology)
Perry, D.H., Watson, J.A.L., Bunn, S.E. & Black, R. 1985. Guide to the termites (Isoptera) from the extreme south-west of Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 67: 66-78 [75] (biology)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [67] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |