Termite (Isoptera) fauna of jarrah forest in the Wagerup-Willowdale region, Western Australia: Relevance to the rehabilitation of Bauxite minesites

Fourteen species of termites are recorded from the Wagerup-Willowdale region, Western Australia. Nine species known to occur in the northern jarrah forest, which were rare or absent in this study, occur more commonly on the coastal sand plain or further inland. Of those species of termites which are widespread in this region, two are considered to be of particular importance to the rehabilitation of bauxite mined areas. These are Amitermes obeuntis Silvestri and Coptotermes acinaciformis raffrayi Wasmann. Both of these species have been found in rehabilitated areas. No obvious associations of termite species with either upland or lowland jarrah forest were found.