Species Ekphysotermes ocellaris (Mjöberg, 1920)
- Eutermes ocellaris Mjöberg, E. 1920. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. 19. Isoptera. Arkiv för Zoologi 12(15): 1-128 pls 1-6 [61] [the relevant vial in NHRM contains a label 'Termes ocellaris (Mjöberg) LECTOTYPE Im. \ma. select. A. Emerson. 57.' The lectotype designation was not published].
Type data:
Lectotype NHRM ♂ alate (broken), near Oscar Range, Kimberley region, WA.
Paralectotype(s) NHRM alates (apparently lost).Subsequent designation references:
Watson, J.A.L., Miller, L.R. & Abbey, H.M. 1998. Isoptera. pp. 163-250 in Houston, W.W.K. & Wells, A. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Archaeognatha, Zygentoma, Blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Dermaptera, Phasmatodea, Embioptera, Zoraptera. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia Vol. 23 xiii 464 pp.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: W plateau
- Western Australia: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, known only from alates taken at light.
General References
Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [398] (biology)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [99] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |