History of changes

• Allatelura Silvestri, F. 1947. Lepismatidarum (Thysanura) genus novum termitofili ex Nova-Hollandia. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 88: 74-78 [74].

  Type species:

   Allatelura hilli Silvestri, 1947 by original designation.

Introduction

Smith (2016) provides a redefinition of the genus Allatelura, a rediscription of A. hilli and describes A. amitermina sp. nov.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: N coastal

General References

Smith, G. 2016. New Atelurinae (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) from Northern Australia. General and Applied Entomology 44: 21-58 [23]

History of changes

• Allatelura amitermina Smith, G. 2016. New Atelurinae (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) from Northern Australia. General and Applied Entomology 44: 21-58 [28, Figures 35-65].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC 5-000060 ♂, 18 km NE of Gunbalanya (as Oenpelli), NT [12.2°S 133.1°E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC 5-000061 ♀, 18 km NE of Gunbalanya (as Oenpelli), NT [12.2°S 133.1°E].

  Type host:

   Amitermes laurensis (Mjöberg, 1920)

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC)

History of changes

• Allatelura hilli Silvestri, F. 1947. Lepismatidarum (Thysanura) genus novum termitofili ex Nova-Hollandia. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 88: 74-78 [78].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) IEA (in alcohol and as slide preparation), Koolpunyaba, Darwin, NT.

Introduction

Smith (2016) provides a redescription of Allatelura hilli based on new topotypic material collected with the type host, with more detail regarding the fields of pegs and on the underside of urotergite X and the basal division of the cerci in mature males.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Commensal (Mastotermes darwiniensis Froggatt, Isoptera).

General References

Smith, G. 2016. New Atelurinae (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) from Northern Australia. General and Applied Entomology 44: 21-58 [23]

History of changes

• Ausallatelura Smith, G.B. 2007. A new inquiline silverfish (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae: Atelurinae) from Australia. General and Applied Entomology 36: 19-23 [19].

  Type species:

   Ausallatelura ordoarmata Smith, 2007 by original designation.

Introduction

Smith (2016) provides a redefinition of the genus Ausallatelura smith, 2007 and describes A. pauciarmata sp. nov.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS)

General References

Smith, G. 2016. New Atelurinae (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) from Northern Australia. General and Applied Entomology 44: 21-58 [32-38]

History of changes

• Ausallatelura ordoarmata Smith, G.B. 2007. A new inquiline silverfish (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae: Atelurinae) from Australia. General and Applied Entomology 36: 19-23 [20].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC 10041 ♀, Queensland, 57 mi SSW Townsville.
  Paratype(s) ANIC 13♀, same data as for holotype; ANIC 7♀.

  Type host:

   Amitermes vitiosus (Hill, 1935) [Termitidae]

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN)

Ecological Descriptors

Inquiline (host(s): Amitermes vitiosus (Hill, 1935) [TERMITIDAE]).

History of changes

• Ausallatelura pauciarmata Smith, G. 2016. New Atelurinae (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) from Northern Australia. General and Applied Entomology 44: 21-58 [33, Figures 66-100].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM T234669 ♀, Blackdown Tableland National Park near campsite, QLD [23.794°S 149.068°E].

  Type host:

   Amitermes sp.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS)

History of changes

• Australiatelura Mendes, L.F. 1995. A review of the Thysanura of Israel with new data on the Microcoryphia and Zygentoma. pp. 87-110 in Nitzu, E., Decu, V., Por, F.D. & Dimentman, C. (eds). Soil Fauna of Israel. Bucarest : Editura Academiei Române 155 pp. [98].

  Type species:

   Atopatelura kraepelini Silvestri, 1908 by original designation.
• Atopatelura Silvestri, F. 1908. Nuovi generi e specie di Lepismidae mirmecofili et termitofili. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia Generale e Agraria della Reale Scoula Superiore d'Agricoltura. Portici 2: 366–381 [369] [pro parte].

  Type species:

   Atopatelura furcifera Silvestri, 1908 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA

SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Flinders (FLI) ; SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL) ; Tas, Vic: Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE)

General References

Smith, G.B. 2016. On some Silverfish Taxa from Tasmania (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae and Nicoletiidae). Records of the Australian Museum 68(2): 45–80 [46]

History of changes

• Australiatelura eugenanae Smith, G.B. 2016. On some Silverfish Taxa from Tasmania (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae and Nicoletiidae). Records of the Australian Museum 68(2): 45–80 [53–57, figs 42–78].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC 5-000047 ♂ (29.iv.1987, L. Hill), TAS: Eugenana Arboretum [41.23°S 146.30°E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC 5-000049, 5-000050 numerous specimens; TMAG F14808, F14809; AMSA K377704, K260972–73, K377695, K377698, K261118–21.

Distribution

States

Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

Tas, Vic: Flinders (FLI), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE)

Ecological Descriptors

Commensal (host(s): Myrmecia esuriens Fabricius, 1804 [FORMICIDAE]; Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842 [FORMICIDAE]; Pheidole sp. [FORMICIDAE]; Rhytidoponera tasmaniensis Emery, 1898 [FORMICIDAE]).

Extra Ecological Information

Not all host ants have yet been identified.

History of changes

• Atopatelura hartmeyeri Silvestri, F. 1908. Thysanura. pp. 47-68, figs 128-141 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 2. [60].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) IEA (in alcohol and as slide preparation in poor condition), Gooseberry Hill, WA; ZMB one specimen (in alcohol), Gooseberry Hill, WA; ZMH one specimen (in alcohol), Gooseberry Hill, WA.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Commensal (Formicidae and Isoptera).

History of changes

• Atopatelura kraepelini Silvestri, F. 1908. Thysanura. pp. 47-68, figs 128-141 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 2. [58].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) IEA (2 slide preparations), Albany, WA; ZMB (7 specimens in alcohol), Albany, WA.

Distribution

States

South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA

SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • South Australia: S Gulfs
  • Victoria: SE coastal
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Commensal (Formicidae).

General References

Womersley, H. 1939. Primitive Insects of South Australia. Silverfish, Springtails and their allies. Adelaide : Frank Trigg, Government Printer 322 pp. 1 pl. [42] (distribution)

History of changes

• Atopatelura michaelseni Silvestri, F. 1908. Thysanura. pp. 47-68, figs 128-141 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 2. [57].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) IEA ♀ ♂ (in alcohol and as slide preparation), Gooseberry Hill, WA; ZMB (in alcohol), Gooseberry Hill, WA; ZMH (probable syntype in alcohol), Gooseberry Hill, WA.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Commensal (host unknown).

History of changes

• Atopatelura tasmanica Silvestri, F. 1949. Nuove specie di Lepismatidae (Insecta Thysanura) termitofile e mirmecofile. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria 'Filippo Silvestri', Portici 9: 32-39 [35].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) IEA ♂ ♀ (in alcohol and as slide preparation), Hobart, TAS; AMSA numerous specimens, various localities in the Hobart region.

Generic Combinations

• Australiatelura tasmanica (Silvestri, 1949). —
  Mendes, L.F. 1995. A review of the Thysanura of Israel with new data on the Microcoryphia and Zygentoma. pp. 87-110 in Nitzu, E., Decu, V., Por, F.D. & Dimentman, C. (eds). Soil Fauna of Israel. Bucarest : Editura Academiei Române 155 pp. [98]

Distribution

States

Tasmania

IBRA

Tas: Tasmanian South East (TSE)

Ecological Descriptors

Commensal (host(s): Colobopsis gasseri Forel, 1894 [FORMICIDAE]).

General References

Smith, G.B. 2016. On some Silverfish Taxa from Tasmania (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae and Nicoletiidae). Records of the Australian Museum 68(2): 45–80 [46–53] (redescription)

History of changes

• Australotheus Smith, G. 2016. New Atelurinae (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) from Northern Australia. General and Applied Entomology 44: 21-58 [38].

  Type species:

   Australotheus eberhardi Smith, 2016 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Tanami (TAN)

History of changes

• Australotheus eberhardi Smith, G. 2016. New Atelurinae (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) from Northern Australia. General and Applied Entomology 44: 21-58 [40, Figures 101-137].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM E89242 ♂, Yarrie Station, 200 km E of Port Hedland, WA [20.64605°S 120.29725°E].
  Paratype(s) WAM E89243 ♀, Yarrie Station, 200 km E of Port Hedland, WA [20.64006°S 120.30663°E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Great Sandy Desert (GSD)

History of changes

• Atelura similata Silvestri, F. 1908. Thysanura. pp. 47-68, figs 128-141 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 2. [55].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) ZMB ♂ (in alcohol), Boorabbin, WA; IEA ♀ (in alcohol and as slide preparation), Boorabbin, WA.

Generic Combinations

• Australotheus similatus (Silvestri, 1908). —
  Smith, G. 2016. New Atelurinae (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) from Northern Australia. General and Applied Entomology 44: 21-58 [40]

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA

WA: Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Tanami (TAN)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: W plateau

Ecological Descriptors

Commensal (host unknown).

History of changes