Species Panesthia tepperi Kirby, 1903
- Panesthia tepperi Kirby, W.F. 1903. Notes on Blattidae, with descriptions of new genera and species in the collection of the British Museum, South Kensington. No. I. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11: 404-415 [412] [Kirby erected tepperi as he thought the specimen Tepper, J.G.O. 1893. The Blattariae of Australia and Polynesia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 17: 25–126 [published June] (125) described as an additional Panesthia transversa Burmeister, 1838 was misidentified].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ adult, near Darwin (as Port Darwin), NT.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, gregarious, rotting wood, volant.
General References
Roth, L.M. 1977. A taxonomic revision of the Panesthiinae of the world. I. The Panesthiinae of Australia (Dictyoptera: Blattaria: Blaberidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 48: 1-112 [38] (discussion)
Roth, L.M. 1979. A taxonomic revision of the Panesthiinae of the world. III. The genera Panesthia Serville and Miopanesthia Serville (Dictyoptera: Blattaria: Blaberidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 74: 1-276 [129] (discussion)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | 27-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jan-2012 | 03-Jan-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 04-Jan-2012 | 04-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |