Species Trogloblattella nullarborensis Mackerras, 1967
- Trogloblattella nullarborensis Mackerras, M.J. 1967. A blind cockroach from caves in the Nullarbor Plain (Blattodea: Blattellidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 6: 39-44 [39].
Type data:
Holotype WAM ♂ adult, Abrakurrie Cave, 24 miles WNW of Eucla, WA.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Published localities all from north of 30ºS.
IBRA
SA, WA: Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Tanami (TAN)
Ecological Descriptors
Cave dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Wings extremely reduced, only collected inside caves.
General References
Richards, A.M. 1967. Cockroaches (Blattodea) from Australian Caves. Helictite, Journal of Australasian Cave Research 5(2): 35-44 (as Genus Nova species nova)
Richards, A.M. 1971. An ecological study of the cavernicolous fauna of the Nullarbor Plain Southern Australia. Journal of Zoology, London 164: 1-60
Roth, L.M. 1990. A revision of the Australian Parcoblattini (Blattaria: Blattellidae: Blattellinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 28: 531-596 [558] (redescription)
Roth, L.M. 1995. New species and records of cockroaches from Western Australia (Blattaria). Records of the Western Australian Museum 17: 153-161 (new records)
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