Termitoidae (informal group)
Unidentified termite at Bruce, ACT
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| Termitoidae (informal group) | DonFletcher | 23 Sep 2021 |
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3 comments
22 Sep 2021
Hi Alison, from this photo I cant rule out other genera. Was this in a mound? Do you have a better photo of a soldier? Coptotermes soldiers have a fontanelle - a round spot on the front of their head. (It is where they produce a milky defensive liquid.) I cannot see that on the two soldiers in your photo.
23 Sep 2021
Hi Alison, the head area of the soldiers is important for termite ID. There are only a handful of local species (~20). The ID could be got to genus or species with a sharper photo of some soldiers if you had one. cheers
Location information
- Coordinates 149.092302-35.252045
- Altitude 644.5m
- Maps Bruce Ridge Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 22 Jul 2021 02:34 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Termitoidae (informal group) Termites (superfamily Termitoidea) Other insects Insects
Species information
- Termitoidae (informal group) Scientific name
- Unidentified termite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1391m Recorded at altitude
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