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Winged termite

Description:

About 14mm long overall; 6mm body length. Possibly stuck in a web.

Habitat:

In a local nature reserve.

Notes:

Yet to research ... Stolotermes? victoriensis?
http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseas...
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...

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2 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Thanks.

stho002
stho002 10 years ago

Yes, a termite. You can only ID further using wing venation. There appears to be lots of cross veins here, indicating a primitive kalotermitid, or similar.

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Mar 12, 2014
Submitted on Mar 12, 2014

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