Species Balta litura (Tepper, 1896)
- Apolyta litura Tepper, J.G.O. 1896. Orthoptera. pp. 357-379 in Spencer, B. (ed.). Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. Part 2. Zoology. Melbourne : Melville, Mullens & Slade. [359].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA ♀ adult, Palm Creek, NT (as Central Australia).
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 2 nymphs.Subsequent designation references:
Roth, L.M. 1991. New combinations, synonymies, redescriptions and new species of cockroaches, mostly Indo-Australian Blattellidae. Invertebrate Taxonomy 5: 953-1021 [967] (also type locality information); Roach, A.M.E. in Roach, A.M.E. & Rentz, D.C.F. 1998. Blattodea. 21-162, 400 (App. III), 407-426 in Houston, W.W.K. & Wells, A. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Archaeognatha, Zygentoma, Blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Dermaptera, Phasmatodea, Embioptera, Zoraptera. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia Vol. 23 xiii 464 pp. [149] (interprets Roth's incorrect inference of holotype as lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Palm Creek and 9 km NbyE of Alice Springs.
IBRA
NT: Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Finke (FIN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, under bark, volant.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 | 03-Jan-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 04-Jan-2012 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |