Species Melanozosteria morosa Shelford, 1909
- Platyzosteria morosa Shelford, R.W.C. 1909. Blattidae. pp. 129-142 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 2(9). [136].
Type data:
Lectotype OUM ♂ adult, Adelaide, SA.
Paralectotype(s) OUM ♀ adult. - Platyzosteria melanosa 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 [181].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♂ adult, Michaelmas Is., King George Sound, WA.
Paratype(s) AM ♀ adult. - Platyzosteria submorosa Princis, K. 1954. Report from Professor T. Gislén's Expedition to Australia in 1951–1952. 10. Australian Blattariae. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 50: 1-49 [17].
Type data:
Holotype ♂ adult, Walpole, near Nornalup, WA.
Paratype(s) ♂ 6♀ adults 3 nymphs; WAM 2♂ ♀ adults.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Mackerras, M.J. 1968. Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). VIII. The Platyzosteria group: subgenus Melanozosteria Stål. Australian Journal of Zoology 16: 237-331 [275]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
IBRA
SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Under bark.
Extra Ecological Information
Record from under granite rocks.
General References
Mackerras, M.J. 1968. Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). VIII. The Platyzosteria group: subgenus Melanozosteria Stål. Australian Journal of Zoology 16: 237-331 [275] (redescription, genitalia description)
Waterhouse, D.F. & Wallbank, B.E. 1967. 2-methylene butanal and related compounds in the defensive scent of Platyzosteria cockroaches (Blattidae: Polyzosteriinae). Journal of Insect Physiology 13: 1657-1669
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 18-Aug-2021 | 05-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 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) |