Species Bifiditermes improbus (Hagen, 1858)
- Calotermes improbus Hagen, H. 1858. Monographie der Termiten. Linnaea Entomologica 12: 1-342 pls i-iii [44].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB No. 2742 dealate, sex indeterminate, TAS (as Vandiemens Land). - Calotermes (Calotermes) condonensis Hill, G.F. 1922. A new Australian termite. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47: 275-277 [275].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV No. T-10837 soldier, near Condon, WA (the known distribution of this species suggests that the type series may have been mislabelled).Subsequent designation references:
Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [42]. - Calotermes (Calotermes) oldfieldi Hill, G.F. 1925. Termites from the Australian region: descriptions of new species and hitherto undescribed castes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 37: 206-229 pls xxiii-xxvi [207].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV No. T-10838 soldier, Kiata, VIC.
Paralectotype(s) NMV ♀ alate (morphotype); NMV alates, workers (type colony).Subsequent designation references:
Watson, J.A.L., Miller, L.R. & Abbey, H.M. 1998. Isoptera. pp. 163-250 in Houston, W.W.K. & Wells, A. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Archaeognatha, Zygentoma, Blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Dermaptera, Phasmatodea, Embioptera, Zoraptera. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia Vol. 23 xiii 464 pp. - Calotermes (Calotermes) oldfieldi chryseus Hill, G.F. 1926. Australian termites (Isoptera). Notes on Stolotermes, Calotermes, and Coptotermes, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 38: 192-214 [201].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV No. T-10839 soldier, Brooklana, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) NMV ♂ alate, nymph (morphotypes); NMV alates, nymphs, soldiers, workers (type colony).Subsequent designation references:
Watson, J.A.L., Miller, L.R. & Abbey, H.M. 1998. Isoptera. pp. 163-250 in Houston, W.W.K. & Wells, A. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Archaeognatha, Zygentoma, Blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Dermaptera, Phasmatodea, Embioptera, Zoraptera. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia Vol. 23 xiii 464 pp.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [38]
- Watson, J.A.L., Gay, F.J. & Barrett, R.A. 1984. The identity of Kalotermes improbus Hagen (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 23: 193-197 [196]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Coastal S and E Australia west to central NSW.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- South Australia: Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs
- Tasmania
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Western Australia: SW coastal, W plateau
Ecological Descriptors
Social, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Nests in dead wood of standing trees and stumps, occasionally decayed timber in service.
General References
Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [41-42] (biology)
Watson, J.A.L., Gay, F.J. & Barrett, R.A. 1984. The identity of Kalotermes improbus Hagen (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 23: 193-197 [197] (biology)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [13] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |