Species Melanozosteria insularis (Shaw, 1925)
- Cutilia insularis 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 [188] [Shaw described this species in a key and did not mention the number or sex of specimens in his type series; Mackerras (card catalogue kept in the ANIC) found specimens labelled in Shaw's handwriting as holotype and paratypes in the SAMA and QM].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA ♂ adult, Lord Howe Is.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA ♀ adult; QM T6489–96 2♂ 4♀ adults 2♀ nymphs; QM T6489-96 2♂ 4♀ adults 2♀ nymphs.Subsequent designation references:
Mackerras, M.J. 1968. Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). VIII. The Platyzosteria group: subgenus Melanozosteria Stål. Australian Journal of Zoology 16: 237-331 [246] (redescription); 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. [70] (interprets Mackarras's incorrect inference of holotype as lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Under bark.
Extra Ecological Information
Probable record from large rot holes in trees.
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. 1968. Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). VIII. The Platyzosteria group: subgenus Melanozosteria Stål. Australian Journal of Zoology 16: 237-331 [246] (as Platyzosteria (Melanozosteria) insularis)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | 05-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 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) |