Species Australitermes dilucidus (Hill, 1942)
- Eutermes dilucidus Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [285].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC No. 9069 ♀ dealate, Doongul State Forest near Aramara, QLD.
Paratype(s) ANIC soldier, worker (morphotypes); ANIC series No. 10 4139 dealates, nymph, soldiers, workers (type colony).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
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
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, nests in mounds of other termites, diet apparently weathered wood.
General References
Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [287] (biology]; Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [81] (distribution)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |