Species Melanozosteria ruficeps Shelford, 1909
- Platyzosteria ruficeps 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). [134].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH ♂ nymph, 30º38´S 116º00´E, Moora, WA. - Platyzosteria gisleni Princis, K. 1954. Report from Professor T. Gislén's Expedition to Australia in 1951–1952. 10. Australian Blattariae. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 50: 1-49 [18].
Type data:
Holotype ♂ adult, Moblinup, N of Stirling Range, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM & ZILS, 5♀ adults (number of paratypes in each institution not specified).
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 [274]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Under bark.
General References
Mackerras, M.J. 1968. Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). VIII. The Platyzosteria group: subgenus Melanozosteria Stål. Australian Journal of Zoology 16: 237-331 [274] (redescription, genitalia description)
Princis, K. 1954. Report from Professor T. Gislén's Expedition to Australia in 1951–1952. 10. Australian Blattariae. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 50: 1-49 [18] (incorrect original spelling as gisléni)
Roach, A.M.E. & Rentz, D.C.F. 1998. Blattodea. pp. 21-162 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. [106] (Roach, A.M.E. interprets Princis's incorrect inference of holotype as lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985))
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
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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) |