Species Cosmozosteria subzonata (Tepper, 1894)
- Platyzosteria subzonata Tepper, J.G.O. 1894. The Blattariae of Australia and Polynesia. Supplementary and additional descriptions and notes. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 18: 165-189 [181].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA ♂ adult, unknown (as VIC).
Paralectotype(s) SAMA ♀ adult.Subsequent designation references:
Mackerras, M.J. 1967. Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). VI. Revision of the genus Cosmozosteria Stål. Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 593-618 [601]. - Cosmozosteria brisbanensis 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] [did not specify sex of paratypes].
Type data:
Holotype QM T2893 ♂ adult, Brisbane district, QLD.
Paratype(s) QM T2893a ♀ adult; QM T2893 32 adults.Type locality references:
Mackerras, M.J. 1967. Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). VI. Revision of the genus Cosmozosteria Stål. Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 593-618 [601].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Mackerras, M.J. 1967. Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). VI. Revision of the genus Cosmozosteria Stål. Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 593-618 [601]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Published localities north of 29ºS, record from VIC believed to be a labelling error.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal.
Extra Ecological Information
Often found sunbasking on ground, rocks and low foliage.
General References
Dahms, E. 1972. Type-specimens of cockroaches (Blattodea) in the Queensland Museum. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16: 273-289 [276] (C. brisbanensis type information)
Kirby, W.F. 1904. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 1 501 pp. [133] (Platyzosteria subzonata as Cosmozosteria subzonata)
Mackerras, M.J. 1967. Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). VI. Revision of the genus Cosmozosteria Stål. Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 593-618 [601] (redescription, genitalia description, removed from synonymy with Cosmozosteria bicolor)
Shelford, R.W.C. 1909. Studies of the Blattidae. X. A revision of the old-world Blattinae belonging to the Polyzosteria group. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1909(2): 253-327 [297] (P. subzonata synonymised under Cosmozosteria bicolor (Saussure, 1864))
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 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |