Species Balta mundicola (Walker, 1868)
- Blatta mundicola Walker, F. 1868. Catalogue of the Specimens of Blattariae in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum (Natural History) 239 pp. [101].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ adult (Walker identified holotype as ♀; Princis, K. 1959. Revision der Walkerschen und Kirbyschen Blattarientypen im British Museum of Natural History, London. III. Opuscula Entomologica 24: 125–150 [137] indicates holotype is ♂), Australia. - Blatta inquinata Walker, F. 1868. Catalogue of the Specimens of Blattariae in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum (Natural History) 239 pp. [103].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ adult, Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hebard, M. 1943. Australian Blattidae of the subfamilies Chorisoneurinae and Ectobiinae (Orthoptera). Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4: 1-129 [53]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Only published locality Narrabeen.
IBRA
NSW: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, under bark, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Record from mallee scrub.
General References
Shelford, R.W.C. 1906. Studies of the Blattidae. V. The types of Blattidae described by Francis Walker, and now in the Hope Museum, Oxford. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 54: 487-509 [495] (Blatta mundicola erroneously synonymised under Blatta latirupta Walker, 1869)
Shelford, R.W.C. 1908. Orthoptera. Fam. Blattidae, subfam. Phyllodromiinae. Genera Insectorum 73: 1-28 [18] (Blatta mundicola and Blatta inquinata erroneously synonymised under Phyllodromia spuria Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 | 03-Jan-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 04-Jan-2012 | 04-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |