Species Melanozosteria subbifasciata (Tepper, 1893)
- Drymaplaneta subbifasciata Tepper, J.G.O. 1893. The Blattariae of Australia and Polynesia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 17: 25-126 [published June] [112].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA ♀ nymph, NT (as Northern Territory of South Australia).
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 2♀ nymphs; QM T6497 ♀ nymph; QM T6497 ♀ nymph.Subsequent designation references:
Mackerras, M.J. 1968. Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). VIII. The Platyzosteria group: subgenus Melanozosteria Stål. Australian Journal of Zoology 16: 237-331 [260]. - Stylopyga fulvolimbata Hanitsch, R. 1934. On a collection of Blattids, chiefly from Java and Northern Australia, made by Professor Ed. Handschin. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 41: 111-130 [123] [lists
2 specimens, does not mention that the male is the holotype but does call one female a paratype]. Type data:
Holotype MHNB ♂ adult, Burnside, NT.
Paratype(s) MHNB 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 [260]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Published records all from north of 15ºS.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Under bark.
General References
Dahms, E. 1972. Type-specimens of cockroaches (Blattodea) in the Queensland Museum. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16: 273-289 [279] (QM type information)
Mackerras, M.J. 1968. Australian Blattidae (Blattodea). VIII. The Platyzosteria group: subgenus Melanozosteria Stål. Australian Journal of Zoology 16: 237-331 [260] (redescription, genitalia description, as Platyzosteria (Melanozosteria) subbifasciata)
Rentz, D.C.F. & Cameron, H.M. 1983. Catalogue of Australian Cockroaches. CSIRO Australia. Division of Entomology Technical Paper 21: 1-37 [13] (subbifasciata incorrect subsequent spelling as subfasciata)
Shaw, A.E. 1914. Australian Blattidae. Part I. Notes and preliminary descriptions of new species. Victorian Naturalist 31: 103-108 [106] (invalid type selection for D. subbifasciata)
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) |