Subspecies Coptotermes acinaciformis raffrayi Wasmann, 1900
Subterranean Termite
- Coptotermes raffrayi Wasmann, E. 1900. Description of a termite associated with a pselaphid. pp. 244-245 in Raffray, A. Australian Pselaphidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25: 131-249 pl. x [244].
Type data:
Holotype MW soldier, Swan River, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
N to Northampton.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: NW coastal, SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, nests in mounds, tree trunks or subterranean, diet includes sound timber in service, major economic importance.
General References
Calaby, J.H. & Gay, F.J. 1956. The distribution and biology of the genus Coptotermes (Isoptera) in Western Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 4: 19-39 [20-30] (biology, distribution)
Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [169] (biology, importance)
Postle, A. & Abbott, I. 1991. Termites of economic significance in suburban Perth, Western Australia: a preliminary study of their distribution and association with types of wood (Isoptera). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 30: 183-186 [183-186] (importance)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [32] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |