
THE OCCURRENCE IN AUSTRALIA OF PRORHINOTERMES INOPINATUS SILVESTRI (ISOPTERA: RHINOTERMITIDAE)
Author(s) -
Gay F. J.,
Barrett R. A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1983.tb01845.x
Subject(s) - rhinotermitidae , biology , mainland , peninsula , cape , mainland china , ecology , zoology , china , archaeology , geography
The presence in mainland Australia of Prorhinotermes inopinatus has been established for 2 localities on the eastern and western sides of Cape York Peninsula. These specimens are compared with material from the southwest Pacific region, and some information is given on the biology of this species.