- Occultitermes Emerson, A.E. 1960. New genera of termites related to Subulitermes from the Oriental, Malagasy, and Australian regions (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae). American Museum Novitates 1986: 1-28 [17].
Type species:
Mirotermes occultus Hill, 1927 by original designation. - Occultitermes Emerson, A.E. 1955. Geographical origins and dispersions of termite genera. Fieldiana Zoology 37: 465-521 [503] [nom. nud.].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal, W plateau
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal
History of changes
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Species Occultitermes aridus Gay, 1977
- Occultitermes aridus Gay, F.J. 1977. The Australian termite genus Occultitermes Emerson (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 16: 191-195 [193].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC No. 9073 soldier, Carnarvon Range, QLD.
Paratype(s) ANIC ♀ alate, worker (morphotypes); ANIC series No. 10 4333 alates, soldiers, workers (type colony).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: W plateau
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, nest unknown, apparently subterranean, diet includes detritus in Drepanotermes mounds.
General References
Gay, F.J. 1977. The Australian termite genus Occultitermes Emerson (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 16: 191-195 [195] (biology)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [135] (distribution)
History of changes
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- Mirotermes occultus Hill, G.F. 1927. Termites from the Australian region. Part I. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 7: 5-120 pls i-ix [112].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV No. T-10885 ♀ alate, Koolpinyah, NT.
Paralectotype(s) NMV ♂ alate (morphotype); ANIC series No. 10 86 alates (type colony).Subsequent designation references:
Watson, J.A.L., Miller, L.R. & Abbey, H.M. 1998. Isoptera. pp. 163-250 in Houston, W.W.K. & Wells, A. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Archaeognatha, Zygentoma, Blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Dermaptera, Phasmatodea, Embioptera, Zoraptera. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia Vol. 23 xiii 464 pp.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf
- Western Australia: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, nest unknown, apparently subterranean or in mounds of other termites, diet weathered wood, plant detritus.
General References
Gay, F.J. 1977. The Australian termite genus Occultitermes Emerson (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 16: 191-195 [192] (biology)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [135] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |