Species Cryptotermes primus (Hill, 1921)
- Calotermes (Cryptotermes) primus Hill, G.F. 1921. New and rare Australian termites, with notes on their biology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 46: 433-456 pl. xxxvi [446].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV No. T-10840 soldier, Townsville, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) NMV ♂ alate, worker (morphotypes).Subsequent designation references:
Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [79]. - Calotermes (Cryptotermes) arcanus Hill, G.F. 1925. Termites from the Australian region: descriptions of new species and hitherto undescribed castes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 37: 206-229 pls xxiii-xxvi [214].
Type data:
Lectotype AM No. K48724 soldier, Lord Howe Is.
Paralectotype(s) AM No. K.51193 5 specimens (alates and workers); NMV alate, soldier (bearing AM No. 48724).Subsequent designation references:
Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [68].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Gay, F.J. & Watson, J.A.L. 1982. The genus Cryptotermes in Australia (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 88: 1-64 [25]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Torres Strait Ils to central NSW, Lord Howe Is. (probably introduced).
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, drywood, nests in dead wood and timber in service, minor economic importance.
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)
Watson, J.A.L. 1989. Termites (Isoptera) on Lord Howe Island. CSIRO Australia. Division of Entomology Termite Group Report 89/1: 1-12 (biology, distribution)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [20] (distribution)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |