Species Cristatitermes carinatus Miller, 1991
- Cristatitermes carinatus Miller, L.R. 1991. A revision of the Termes-Capritermes branch of the Termitinae in Australia (Isoptera: Termitidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4: 1147-1282 [1200].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC No. 9144 soldier, Berrimah, NT.
Paratype(s) ANIC ♀ alate (morphotype); ANIC series No. 10 18491 queen, king, alates, nymphs, soldiers, presoldiers, workers (type colony).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Groote Eylandt.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, nests subterranean or in mounds of other termites, diffuse, diet unknown.
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 [1202] (biology)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [84] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |