Heterotermes sp. (genus)
Termite at Forde, ACT
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| Heterotermes sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Jul 2023 | |
| Heterotermes sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 21 May 2021 | |
| Termitoidae (informal group) | HarveyPerkins | 20 May 2021 |
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User's notes
Under small fallen timber
2 comments
21 May 2021
Hi Michael. I would suggest this is not Coptotermes, but rather Heterotermes, in the H. ferox group. The long, parallel-sided oblong head and long, straight-sided, un-toothed mandibles support this. It is "very common in the Canberra area" and "usually feeds on weathered wood". This description fits very well the situation in which I found them - under a small (approx 1 m x 30 cm piece of highly weathered fallen timber at the edge of woodland/grassland). All my information comes from "Termites in the Canberra Region" (2nd edition) by J.A.L Watson (1988).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.125235-35.129406
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 2 Apr 2021 01:59 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Insects Termites (superfamily Termitoidea) Other insects HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Heterotermes sp. (genus)
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- Heterotermes sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Termite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Minor weed or pest
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