Species Cristatitermes barretti Miller, 1991
- Cristatitermes barretti Miller, L.R. 1991. A revision of the Termes-Capritermes branch of the Termitinae in Australia (Isoptera: Termitidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4: 1147-1282 [1198].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC No. 9143 soldier, 15 km ESE Derby, WA.
Paratype(s) ANIC series No. 10 20483 nymph, soldiers, workers (type colony).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, nest unknown, diet apparently the workings of Coptotermes acinaciformis.
General References
Miller, L.R. 1991. A revision of the Termes-Capritermes branch of the Termitinae in Australia (Isoptera: Termitidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4: 1147-1282 [1198] (biology)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [83] (distribution)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |