Species Invasitermes insitivus (Hill, 1929)
- Mirotermes insitivus Hill, G.F. 1929. Notes on Australian termites (Isoptera). Descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 41: 85-96 pl. xiv [94].
Type data:
Holotype NMV No. T-10872 ♂ alate (labelled 'Type' by Hill, but the date, '18.12.19' is not a date given in the original description), Townsville, QLD.
Paratype(s) NMV alates (type colony; dated '18.12.19').
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Townsville to Mt Molloy.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, lacking soldier caste, nests in mounds of other termites, commonly Amitermes laurensis, diet humic material in soil and mound material of host.
General References
Miller, L.R. 1984. Invasitermes, a new genus of soldierless termites from northern Australia (Isoptera: Termitidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 23: 33-37 [34, 35] (nov. comb., biology)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [109] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |