Species Macropanesthia kraussiana (Saussure, 1873)
- Panesthia kraussiana Saussure, H. de 1873. Mélanges orthoptérologiques. IVme fascicule, Mantides et Blattides. Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève 23: 1-164 [150].
Type data:
Lectotype GMNH ♀ adult, Melbourne, VIC.Subsequent designation 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 [39].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
No exact locality in NSW, only published localities Rockhampton and (Melbourne).
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, litter, soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Lives in spiral-shaped burrows and feeds on Eucalyptus spp. [Myrtaceae] leaf litter collected from ground surface, females exhibit lengthy parental care of young in burrow.
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 [39, 41] (invalid paratype, as allotype, selection by Shaw, 1925)
Walker, J.A., Rugg, D. & Rose, H.A. 1994. Nine new species of Geoscapheinae (Blattodea: Blaberidae) from Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 35: 263-284 [271] (male genitalia description)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | 07-May-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jan-2012 | 03-Jan-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 04-Jan-2012 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |