Species Cosmozosteria sloanei Shaw, 1925
- Cosmozosteria sloanei 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 [194].
Type data:
Holotype QM T2894 ♂ adult, Laura, QLD.
Paratype(s) QM T2894a ♀ adult.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Published records from north of 20ºS.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal.
Extra Ecological Information
Record from under bark of fallen tree, often found sunbasking on ground, rocks and low foliage, ootheca buried in sand or stuck to bark, eggs hatch after six to eight weeks in summer conditions, nymphs mature in approximately seven months.
General References
Dahms, E. 1972. Type-specimens of cockroaches (Blattodea) in the Queensland Museum. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16: 273-289 [276] (QM type information)
Mackerras, M.J. 1967. Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). VI. Revision of the genus Cosmozosteria Stål. Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 593-618 [600] (redescription, genitalia description)
Princis, K. 1966. Pars 8: Blattariae: Blattoidea: Blattidae, Nocticolidae. pp. 402-614 in Beier, M. (ed.). Orthopterorum Catalogus. 's-Gravenhage : Dr. W. Junk. [596] (as synonym of Cosmozosteria lateralis (Walker, 1868))
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 | 03-Jan-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 03-Jan-2012 | 03-Jan-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 04-Jan-2012 | 04-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |