Species Calolampra atra (Tepper, 1893)
- Epilampra atra Tepper, J.G.O. 1893. The Blattariae of Australia and Polynesia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 17: 25-126 [published June] [65].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA ♀ adult (Shaw, A.E. 1925. New genera and species (mostly Australasian) of Blattidae, with notes and some remarks on Tepper's types. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 50: 171–213 [175] states 'type' actually female, not male as described), Sedan, Murray scrub, SA.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA ♀ adult.Subsequent designation references:
Shaw, A.E. 1925. New genera and species (mostly Australasian) of Blattidae, with notes and some remarks on Tepper's types. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 50: 171-213; Roth, L.M. & Princis, K. 1973. The cockroach genus Calolampra of Australia with descriptions of new species (Blaberidae). Psyche (Cambridge) Camb. 80: 101-158 [126].
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Sedan, Mannum, Lucindale and Adelaide.
IBRA
SA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD)
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Male with wings, female apterous.
General References
Dahms, E. 1972. Type-specimens of cockroaches (Blattodea) in the Queensland Museum. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16: 273-289 [280] (invalidly labelled specimens of Epilampra atra and Epilampra propria)
Roth, L.M. & Princis, K. 1973. The cockroach genus Calolampra of Australia with descriptions of new species (Blaberidae). Psyche (Cambridge) Camb. 80: 101-158 [125] (redescription, genitalia description)
Tepper, J.G.O. 1893. The Blattariae of Australia and Polynesia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 17: 25-126 [published June] [64] (misidentified Polyzosteria propria Walker, 1868 as Epilampra atra; Tepper's male is actually Calolampra atra (Tepper) and female Calolampra tepperi Kirby, 1903)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | 27-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 18-Aug-2021 | 07-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 03-Jan-2012 | 03-Jan-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 04-Jan-2012 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |