Species Occasitermes watsoni Gay, 1974
- Occasitermes watsoni Gay, F.J. 1974. The Australian termite genus Occasitermes (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 13: 275-283 [280].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC No. 9072 soldier, 12 km W by N Temora, NSW.
Paratype(s) ANIC ♀ alate, worker (morphotypes); ANIC series No. 10 14725 alates, nymphs, soldiers, workers (type colony).
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from Ingalba Nature Reserve near Temora and Binya State Forest.
IBRA
NSW: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, nest unknown, apparently subterranean, diet weathered wood, bark.
General References
Gay, F.J. 1974. The Australian termite genus Occasitermes (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 13: 275-283 [282] (biology)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [134] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |