Species Supella (Supella) longipalpa (Fabricius, 1798)
- Blatta longipalpa Fabricius, J.C. 1798. Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae : Proft et Storch ii 573 pp. [185].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂ adult, India (as India orientali).Type locality references:
Zimsen, E. 1964. The Type Material of I.C. Fabricius. Copenhagen : Munksgaard 656 pp. [614]. - Blatta supellectilium Serville, J.G.A. 1839. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Orthoptères. Suite à Buffon. Orthoptères. Paris : Roret 776 pp. [114].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown ♂ ♀ adults, France (as Île-de-France).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Asahina, S. 1985. Taxonomic notes on Japanese Blattaria. XIV. Descriptions of one new and four little-known species. Chô Chô 8(1): 19-26 [25]
Generic Combinations
- Supella (Supella) longipalpa (Fabricius, 1798). —
Princis, K. 1969. Pars 13: Blattariae: Subordo Epilamproidea, Fam. Blattellidae. pp. 713-1038 in Beier, M. (ed.). Orthopterorum Catalogus. 's-Gravenhage : Dr. W. Junk. [917]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also circumtropical, including Burma; widely distributed domiciliary pest.
Introduced from probably Africa.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Peridomestic.
General References
Grippo, R.S. & Huber, I. 1978. Courtship of the brown-banded cockroach, Supella longipalpa (Blattaria: Blattellidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 86: 291-292
Princis, K. 1969. Pars 13: Blattariae: Subordo Epilamproidea, Fam. Blattellidae. pp. 713-1038 in Beier, M. (ed.). Orthopterorum Catalogus. 's-Gravenhage : Dr. W. Junk. [917] (worldwide synonymies, extensive bibliography)
Roth, L.M. 1999. New cockroach species, redescriptions, and records, mostly from Australia, and a description of Metanocticola gen. nov., sp. nov., from Christmas Island (Blattaria). Records of the Western Australian Museum 19: 327-364 [330] (new records, revised description)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 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) |