Species Coptotermes brunneus Gay, 1955
- Coptotermes brunneus Gay, F.J. 1955. A new Coptotermes and Ahamitermes (Isoptera) from Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 79: 177-181 [177].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC No. 9051 ♀ alate, 51 miles (82 km) NNW Galena, WA.
Paratype(s) ANIC soldier, worker (morphotypes); ANIC series Nos 10 7290, 10 7293, 10 7294 alates, soldiers, workers (type colony).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Narrow strip from Hamelin Pool to Tenindewa.
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: NW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, nests in mounds, diet sound and weathered wood.
General References
Gay, F.J. 1955. A new Coptotermes and Ahamitermes (Isoptera) from Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 79: 177-181 [179-180] (biology)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [33] (distribution)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |