Species Marginitermes absitus Scheffrahn, 2013
- Marginitermes absitus Scheffrahn, R.H. in Scheffrahn, R.H. & Postle, A. 2013. New termite species and newly recorded genus for Australia: Marginitermes absitus (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 52: 199–205 [199].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC 10-015954 soldier and pseudergates, Australia, Queensland: NE Cape York [-11.50805, 142.073366].
Paratype(s) ANIC six soldiers, two dealates, pseudergates (various collections).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Ecological Descriptors
"CapeYork specimens were collected from driftwood (3 m by 0.6 m diam.), an abandoned dug-out canoe, and a piece of milled timber beached on the coastline" "The Cape Arnhem sample was collected in driftwood above tide line"( Scheffrahn & Postle 2013)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KALOTERMITIDAE | 28-Aug-2013 | ADDED |