Species Tumulitermes peracutus (Hill, 1925)
- Eutermes peracutus 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 [219].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV No. T-10883 major soldier, Beverley, WA.
Paralectotype(s) NMV minor soldier, worker (morphotypes); NMV minor soldier, workers (type colony).Subsequent designation references:
Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [259].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin
- Western Australia: NW coastal, SW coastal, W plateau
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, harvester, nests diffuse, subterranean or in mounds of other termites, diet grass, plant detritus.
General References
Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [259] (biology)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [145] (distribution)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |