Species Cryptotermes hilli Gay & Watson, 1982
- Cryptotermes hilli Gay, F.J. & Watson, J.A.L. 1982. The genus Cryptotermes in Australia (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 88: 1-64 [19].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC No. 9025 soldier, 12 km WNW Marlborough, QLD.
Paratype(s) ANIC ♀ alate (morphotype); ANIC series No. 10 16593 alates, dealates, soldiers, workers (type colony).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Central to SE QLD.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, drywood, nests in logs, stumps, dead wood of standing trees.
General References
Gay, F.J. & Watson, J.A.L. 1982. The genus Cryptotermes in Australia (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 88: 1-64 (biology, distribution)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [18] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |