Species Paratemnopteryx atra Princis, 1963
- Paratemnopteryx atra Princis, K. 1963. Two new Western Australian cockroaches. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 46: 11-12 [11] [listed 4
4 paratypes in WAM and ZILS; Roth, L.M. 1990. A revision of the Australian Parcoblattini (Blattaria: Blattellidae: Blattellinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 28: 531–596 (573) says one WAM is an incorrectly labelled ]. Type data:
Holotype WAM ♂ adult, 21º07´S 119º41´E, Marble Bar, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM 4♂ ♀ adults; ♂ 2♀ adults.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Cave dweller, coprophagous, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Record from deep in mines on guano from bat Macroderma gigas [Megadermatidae].
General References
Richards, A.M. 1967. Cockroaches (Blattodea) from Australian Caves. Helictite, Journal of Australasian Cave Research 5(2): 35-44 [41]
Roth, L.M. 1990. A revision of the Australian Parcoblattini (Blattaria: Blattellidae: Blattellinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 28: 531-596 [573] (redescription)
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