Species Nasutitermes exitiosus (Hill, 1925)
- Eutermes exitiosus Hill, G.F. 1925. Termites from the Australian region: descriptions of new species and hitherto undescribed castes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 37: 206-229 pls xxiii-xxvi [222] [name conserved following ICZN Opinion 1310, placed on Official List, name number 2951. See Watson & Gay (1981), ICZN (1985)].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV T10878 ♂ alate, Ludlow, WA.
Paralectotype(s) NMV soldier, worker (morphotypes); NMV T13957 - T13959 alates, soldiers, workers (type colony).Subsequent designation references:
Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [217] (Watson, J.A.L. & Gay, F.J. 1980. The identities of Termes australis Walker and Termes fumipennis Walker (Isoptera). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 19: 19–25 [20] cited the primary type as a holotype). - Termes australis Walker, F. 1853. List of the Specimens of Neuropterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III. – (Termitidae – Ephemeridae). London : British Museum pp. iii 447-585. [525] [invalid name; name suppressed by ICZN Opinion 1310, placed on Official Index, Name Number 1143. See Watson & Gay (1981), ICZN (1985)].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂ alate, Adelaide, SA.Subsequent designation references:
Watson, J.A.L. & Gay, F.J. 1980. The identities of Termes australis Walker and Termes fumipennis Walker (Isoptera). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 19: 19-25 [20].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Watson, J.A.L. & Gay, F.J. 1980. The identities of Termes australis Walker and Termes fumipennis Walker (Isoptera). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 19: 19-25 [22] (Watson & Gay (1981) asked the ICZN to conserve the name Eutermes exitiosus. The name was conserved in Opinion 1310, see Watson & Gay (1981) and ICZN (1985))
- Watson, J.A.L. & Gay, F.J. 1981. Eutermes exitiosus Hill, 1925 (Insecta, Isoptera): proposed conservation by use of the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 38: 142-146
- ICZN 1985. Opinion 1310. Eutermes exitiosus Hill, 1925 (Insecta, Isoptera): Conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 42(2): 154-155
Generic Combinations
- Nasutitermes exitiosus (Hill, 1925). —
Snyder, T.E. 1949. Catalog of the termites (Isoptera) of the world. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 112: 1-490 [276] (new combination)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australia, south of 26ºS.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Social, nests compact, in mounds or subterranean, diet sound wood including timber in service, weathered wood, plant litter, major economic importance.
General References
Hill, G.F. 1942. Termites (Isoptera) from the Australian Region. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 479 pp. 24 pls. [216-217] (biology, importance)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1985. Seasonal cycles in Nasutitermes exitiosus (Hill) (Isoptera: Termitidae) I. Caste development. Sociobiology 10: 73-92
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1986. Seasonal cycles in Nasutitermes exitiosus (Hill) (Isoptera: Termitidae) II. Nest temperature. Sociobiology 11: 255-273 (seasonal cycles of castes, nest temperature)
Watson, J.A.L. & Abbey, H.M. 1993. Atlas of Australian Termites. Melbourne & Canberra : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 158 pp. [127] (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | BLATTOIDEA Latreille, 1810 | 27-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |