Species Amitermes xylophagus (Hill, 1935)
- Hamitermes xylophagus Hill, G.F. 1935. Australian Hamitermes (Isoptera), with descriptions of new species and hitherto undescribed castes. Pamphlet, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Australia 52: 13-31 pls 1-3 [18].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC No. 9080 soldier, Black Mountain, Canberra, ACT (as Federal Capital Territory).
Paralectotype(s) ANIC ♀ alate, worker (morphotypes); ANIC series No. 10 588 alates, nymph, soldier, workers (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. [356].
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victorian Midlands (VM), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin
- South Australia: Murray-Darling basin, W plateau
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin
- Western Australia: SW coastal, W plateau
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, nest subterranean, diffuse, diet weathered wood, plant detritus.
General References
Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [355-356] (biology)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [77] (distribution)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |