Termite at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Stolotermes victoriensis | 3 Jun 2021 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Stolotermes victoriensis | 21 May 2021 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Termitoidae (informal group) | 4 Oct 2020 | HarveyPerkins |
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User's notes
In rotting log.
2 comments
HarveyPerkins
wrote:
21 May 2021
I suggest this may be Stolotermes victoriensis (Fam Termopsidae). The montane habitat and the fact of it being in a damp rotting fallen tree aligns with this interpretation, as does the morphology of this soldier (cf photos in ALA and descriptions in Watson (1988), "Termites in the Canberra Region".
KimPullen
wrote:
2 Jun 2021
I agree Harvey. From what I've read, the fellow termopsid Porotermes adamsoni seems to share the same habitat, but soldiers have smaller mandibles.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.910001-35.519775
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 3 Oct 2020 01:45 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
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Insects Other insects Termites (superfamily Termitoidea)
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Stolotermes victoriensis Scientific name
- Termite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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